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Citation |
Conombo B, Guertin JR, Hoch JS, Lauzier F, Turgeon AF, Stelfox HT, Moore L. JAMA Surg. 2023; ePub(ePub): ePub. |
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(Copyright © 2023, American Medical Association) |
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37436756 |
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Abstract |
In 2013, an estimated $270 billion was wasted on excess health care services in the US.1 Given the need to make rapid decisions between multiple diagnostic and therapeutic options, trauma care is a high-risk setting for low-value practices (LVPs), defined as tests or treatments not supported by evidence or that expose patients to unnecessary harm.2 A consensus-based list of 16 LVPs for trauma care was recently published.3 Studies have estimated spending associated with such services among individuals with fee-for-service Medicare at about US $50 000 per 1000 admissions.4,5 However, there is a knowledge gap on this burden for trauma admissions. We estimated direct health care costs associated with LVPs in acute trauma care from a Canadian provincial health system. Language: en |