Less is more: Is it true regarding healthcare services and procedures? Many clinicians think so but have found that eliminating “low-value care” is more difficult than it sounds.
Research shows that fear of malpractice, patient demands and old med school habits continue to drive physicians to provide diagnostic, imaging and pharmacological services that do little good for their patients, and at worst, lead to poorer health outcomes. It’s called low-value care and has been defined as services that are of limited to no benefit to patients, may cause patients harm, and lead to waste of healthcare resources.