The Joint Commission, AM A seek to raise awareness of five treatments that are overused

摘要

Treatments can be life-saving, but they also often come along with risks, not to mention costs, so it is important to make sure providers only prescribe tests, procedures, or medicines when they are indicated, based on evidence-based guidelines. In fact, this issue is so important that the American Medical Association's Physician Consortium for Performance Improvement (PCPI) and The Joint Commission co-sponsored the National Summit on Overuse to discuss methods for improving both the quality and safety of patient care. The meeting, which was held on September 24, 2012, in Chicago, IL, included representatives from physician organizations, medical specialties, government agencies, research institutions, and patient groups to build consensus on ways to minimize the overuse of five treatments that are commonly used, but not always necessary, including