Measuring low-value care along the continuum of care; are they up to the task?
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Are low-value care measures up to the task? A systematic review of the literature
BACKGROUND Reducing low-value care is a core component of healthcare reforms in many Western countries. A comprehensive and sound set of low-value care measures is needed in order to monitor low-value care use in general and in provider-payer contracts. Our objective was to review the scientific literature on low-value care measurement, aiming to assess the scope and quality of current measures...
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: International Journal of Integrated Care
سال: 2017
ISSN: 1568-4156
DOI: 10.5334/ijic.3438