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Medical Organizations Come Together to Reduce Waste

October 2, 2012 By Larry McNeely

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April 4, 2012

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Medical Organizations Come Together to Reduce Waste

Statement by John Rother, President and CEO of the National Coalition on Health Care

“The leadership shown by the various medical organizations behind Choosing Wisely represents a turning point in the effort to address waste in our health care system.  For the first time, the medical profession is recommending procedures that should not be performed.  It’s a welcome step forward in making care more affordable and improving quality.

The medical societies, and the consumer and business advocates supporting them, like AARP, Consumer Reports, and the National Business Group on Health, have acknowledged that when we waste precious health care dollars on tests and procedures that patients don’t need, it both undermines patient care and makes our health system less affordable.  And perhaps more importantly, the Choosing Wisely effort recognizes that physicians and patients share a responsibility to curb these wasteful, unnecessary practices.

We urge policy-makers to follow their example and shoulder their portion of the responsibility for addressing rising health costs with reforms that accelerate needed progress towards integrated, patient-centered care delivery.”

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Medical Organizations Come Together to Reduce Waste

April 4, 2012 By Larry McNeely

April 4, 2012

“The leadership shown by the various medical organizations behind Choosing Wisely represents a turning point in the effort to address waste in our health care system. For the first time, the medical profession is recommending procedures that should not be performed. It’s a welcome step forward in making care more affordable and improving quality.

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The National Coalition on Health Care (NCHC) was formed more than two decades ago to help achieve comprehensive health system change and is currently led by John Rother. We aim to be a leader in promoting a healthy population and a more effective, efficient and responsive health system that provides quality care for all. NCHC is a nonpartisan, nonprofit organization of organizations. Our growing Coalition represents more than 80 participating organizations, including medical societies, businesses, unions, health care providers, faith-based associations, pension and health funds, insurers, and groups representing consumers, patients, women, … Read More...

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