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Trumbo, S. P., Iams, W. T., Limper, H. M., Goggins, K., Gibson, J., Oliver, L., Leverenz, D. L., Samuels, L. R., Brady, D. W., Kripalani, S. (2019). Deimplementation of routine chest x-rays in adult intensive care units. Journal of Hospital Medicine. https://doi.org/10.12788/jhm.3129
Oren, O., Kebebew, E., & Loannidis, J. P. (2019). Curbing unnecessary and wasted diagnostic imaging. JAMA - Journal of the American Medical Association. http://doi.org/10.1002/jhm.2500
Morgan, D. J., Dhruva, S. S., Coon, E. R., Wright, S. M., & Korenstein, D. (2018). 2018 Update on Medical Overuse. JAMA Internal Medicine, 175(1), 120–4. http://doi.org/10.1001/jamainternmed.2018.5748
Lim MY, Greenberg CS (2018). Inpatient thrombophilia testing: Impact of healthcare system technology and targeted clinician education on changing practice patterns. Vasc Med.;23(1):78-79. doi:10.1177/1358863X17742509
Korenstein, D., Chimonas, S., Barrow, B., Keyhani, S., Troy, A., & Lipitz-Snyderman, A. (2018). Development of a Conceptual Map of Negative Consequences for Patients of Overuse of Medical Tests and Treatments Supplemental content. JAMA Intern Med, 1–7. http://doi.org/10.1001/jamainternmed.2018.3573
Patel, M. S., Volpp, K. G., & Asch, D. A. (2018). Nudge Units to Improve the Delivery of Health Care. New England Journal of Medicine, 378(3), 214–216. http://doi.org/10.1056/NEJMp1712984
Heekin, A. M., Kontor, J., Sax, H. C., Keller, M. S., Wellington, A., & Weingarten, S. (2018). Choosing Wisely clinical decision support adherence and associated inpatient outcomes. The American Journal of Managed Care, 24(8), 361–366. Retrieved from http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30130028
Bouck Z, Ferguson J, Ivers NM, et al (2018). Physician characteristics associated with ordering 4 low-value screening tests in Primary Care. JAMA Network Open;1(6):e183506. https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jamanetworkopen/fullarticle/2706500
Maughan, B. C., Rabin, E., Cantrill, S. V, & ACEP Quality and Patient Safety Committee Workgroup on Choosing Wisely. (2018). A Broader View of Quality: Choosing Wisely Recommendations From Other Specialties With High Relevance to Emergency Care. Annals of Emergency Medicine, 72(3), 246–253. http://doi.org/10.1016/j.annemergmed.2018.06.041
Goel, R., Patel, E. U., Cushing, M. M., et al (2018). Association of Perioperative Red Blood Cell Transfusions With Venous Thromboembolism in a North American Registry. JAMA Surgery, 153(9), 826–833. http://doi.org/10.1001/jamasurg.2018.1565
Levinson, W., Born, K., & Wolfson, D. (2018). Choosing Wisely Campaigns: A work in progress. JAMA, 5–6. http://doi.org/10.1001/jama.2018.2202
Schiff GD, Martin SA, Eidelman DH, Volk LA, Ruan E, Cassel C, et al (2018). Ten Principles for More Conservative, Care-Full Diagnosis. Ann Intern Med. [Epub ahead of print ] http://doi.org/10.7326/M18-1468
Waibel, E., Garcia, E., Kelly, M., Soles, R., & Hilborne, L. (2018). Systematic Review of Non-ASCP Choosing Wisely Recommendations Relevant to Pathology and Laboratory Medicine. Am J Clin Pathol, (March), 267–274. http://doi.org/10.1093/ajcp/aqx159
Carroll, A. E. (2017). The high costs of unnecessary care. JAMA - Journal of the American Medical Association, 318(18), 1748–1749. http://doi.org/10.1001/jama.2017.16193
Eaton, K. P., Levy, K., Soong, C., Pahwa, A. K., Petrilli, C., Ziemba, J. B., … Parsons, A. S. (2017). Evidence-Based Guidelines to Eliminate Repetitive Laboratory Testing. JAMA Internal Medicine, 177(12), 1833–1839. http://doi.org/10.1001/jamainternmed.2017.5152
Kotecha, N., Shapiro, J. M., Cardasis, J., & Narayanswami, G. (2017). Reducing Unnecessary Laboratory Testing in the Medical ICU. American Journal of Medicine, 130(6), 648–651. http://doi.org/10.1016/j.amjmed.2017.02.014
Morgan, D. J., Dhruva, S. S., Wright, S. M., & Korenstein, D. (2016). 2016 Update on Medical Overuse. JAMA Internal Medicine, 176(11), 1687. http://doi.org/10.1001/jamainternmed.2016.5381
Petrilli CM, Heidemann L, Mack M, et al (2016). Inpatient inherited thrombophilia testing. J Hosp Med;11(11):801-804. doi:10.1002/jhm.2616
Iturrate, E., Jubelt, L., Volpicelli, F., & Hochman, K. (2016). Optimize Your Electronic Medical Record to Increase Value: Reducing Laboratory Overutilization. American Journal of Medicine, 129(2), 215–220. http://doi.org/10.1016/j.amjmed.2015.09.009
Konger, R. L., Ndekwe, P., Jones, G., Schmidt, R. P., Trey, M., Baty, E. J., … Bashir, C. M. (2016). Reduction in Unnecessary Clinical Laboratory Testing Through Utilization Management at a US Government Veterans Affairs Hospital. American Journal of Clinical Pathology, 145(3), 355–64. http://doi.org/10.1093/ajcp/aqv092
Litkowski, P. E., Smetana, G. W., Zeidel, M. L., & Blanchard, M. S. (2016). Curbing the Urge to Image. The American Journal of Medicine, 129(10), 1131–1135. http://doi.org/10.1016/j.amjmed.2016.06.020
Rudolf, J. W., Dighe, A. S., Coley, C. M., Kamis, I. K., Wertheim, B. M., Wright, D. E., … Baron, J. M. (2017). Analysis of Daily Laboratory Orders at a Large Urban Academic Center: A Multifaceted Approach to Changing Test Ordering Patterns. American Journal of Clinical Pathology, 148(2), 128–135. http://doi.org/10.1093/ajcp/aqx054
Zhou, Y., Procop, G. W., & Riley, J. D. (2017). A Novel Approach to Improving Utilization of Laboratory Testing. Archives of Pathology & Laboratory Medicine, 73104, arpa.2017-0031-OA. http://doi.org/10.5858/arpa.2017-0031-OA
Sadana, D., Pratzer, A., Scher, L. J., Saag, H. S., Adler, N., Volpicelli, F. M., … Frank, S. M. (2017). Promoting High-Value Practice by Reducing Unnecessary Transfusions With a Patient Blood Management Program. JAMA Internal Medicine. http://doi.org/10.1001/jamainternmed.2017.6369
Sadowski, B. W., Lane, A. B., Wood, S. M., Robinson, S. L., & Kim, C. H. (2017). High-Value, Cost-Conscious Care: Iterative Systems-Based Interventions to Reduce Unnecessary Laboratory Testing. American Journal of Medicine, 130(9), 1112.e1-1112.e7. http://doi.org/10.1016/j.amjmed.2017.02.029
McDonald, E. G., Saleh, R. R., & Lee, T. C. (2017). Mindfulness-Based Laboratory Reduction: Reducing Utilization Through Trainee-Led Daily ‘Time Outs.’ American Journal of Medicine, 130(6), e241–e244. http://doi.org/10.1016/j.amjmed.2017.01.011
Morgen, E. K., & Naugler, C. (2015). Inappropriate repeats of six common tests in a Canadian city: A population cohort study within a Laboratory Informatics framework. American Journal of Clinical Pathology, 144(5), 704–712. http://doi.org/10.1309/AJCPYXDAUS2F8XJY
Procop, G. W., Keating, C., Stagno, P., Kottke-Marchant, K., Partin, M., Tuttle, R., & Wyllie, R. (2015). Reducing duplicate testing: a comparison of two clinical decision support tools. American Journal of Clinical Pathology, 143(5), 623–6. http://doi.org/10.1309/AJCPJOJ3HKEBD3TU
Signorelli, H., Straseski, J. A., Genzen, J. R., Walker, B. S., Jackson, B. R., & Schmidt, R. L. (2015). Benchmarking to Identify Practice Variation in Test Ordering: A Potential Tool for Utilization Management. Laboratory Medicine, 46(4), 356–64. http://doi.org/10.1309/LM2JVTWX8TKCURMF
Vidyarthi, A. R., Hamill, T., Green, A. L., Rosenbluth, G., & Baron, R. B. (2015). Changing Resident Test Ordering Behavior. American Journal of Medical Quality, 30(1), 81–87. http://doi.org/10.1177/1062860613517502
Colla, C. H. (2014). Swimming against the current--what might work to reduce low-value care? The New England Journal of Medicine, 371(14), 1280–3. http://doi.org/10.1056/NEJMp1404503
Procop, G. W., Yerian, L. M., Wyllie, R., Harrison, A. M., & Kottke-Marchant, K. (2014). Duplicate laboratory test reduction using a clinical decision support tool. American Journal of Clinical Pathology, 141(5), 718–723. http://doi.org/10.1309/AJCPOWHOIZBZ3FRW
Yeh, D. D. (2014). A clinician’s perspective on laboratory utilization management. Clinica Chimica Acta; International Journal of Clinical Chemistry, 427, 145–50. http://doi.org/10.1016/j.cca.2013.09.023
May, T. A., Clancy, M., Critchfield, J., Ebeling, F., Enriquez, A., Gallagher, C., … Ng, V. L. (2006). Reducing unnecessary inpatient laboratory testing in a teaching hospital. American Journal of Clinical Pathology, 126(2), 200–206. http://doi.org/10.1309/WP59-YM73-L6CE-GX2F