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  • Doctors' reveal common tests, treatments & procedures that patients probably don't needUp to 30% of health care in the U.S. is unnecessary. Learn about common tests and treatments that physicians and patients should question, when they’re needed and when they’re not, and why getting care you don’t need can be harmful.
  • When patients should say, “Whoa, can we talk?”Doctors and patients need to have candid conversations about what care is appropriate and needed.
  • Physicians in our community are taking a leadership role in addressing overuse of health care in AmericaIn a culture that signals “more care is better,” physicians and patients have a lot to talk about.
Doctors' reveal common tests, treatments & procedures that patients probably don't need1 When patients should say, “Whoa, can we talk?”2 Physicians in our community are taking a leadership role in addressing overuse of health care in America3

Choosing Wisely

Better Health Greater Cleveland and its partners are leading regional efforts to promote Choosing Wisely®, an initiative of the ABIM Foundation to encourage physicians and patients to engage in conversations about tests, treatments and procedures that commonly are overused.

In Ohio, Better Health is focusing on five health care situations that are familiar to thousands of Ohioans, along with the associated tests and treatments that often can be avoided. The tests and treatments are among more than 150 that are included in evidence-based lists of “Five Things Physicians and Patients Should Question” produced by medical societies as part of the national Choosing Wisely program and supported by Consumer Reports.

Our aim is to help provide consumers, physicians, and physician trainees with the information they need to have these conversations. Nearly 30% of health care spending is duplicative or unnecessary, so we have a lot to talk about.


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WHEN LESS CARE
IS BEST CARE

Choosing Wisely is about helping physicians and patients have conversations about the overuse of tests and procedures -- and supporting doctors and patients to make smart and effective choices.

A NEW AGE
IN MEDICINE

The Choosing Wisely campaign signals a different way to think about what the best care is. It's where patients and physicians decide together what will help the most.