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Letters19 June 2012Fostering High-Value, Cost-Conscious CareZackary D. Berger, MD, PhD, for the Good Stewardship Working GroupZackary D. Berger, MD, PhDFrom Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD 21287.Search for more papers by this author, for the Good Stewardship Working GroupSearch for more papers by this authorAuthor, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-156-12-2201206190-00018 SectionsAboutFull TextPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail TO THE EDITOR:The Good Stewardship Working Group of the National Physicians Alliance applauds Qaseem and colleagues (1) for their identification of screening and diagnostic tests that, when misused, discourage high-value, cost-conscious care. Physicians should be at the forefront of identifying inappropriate procedures, and such a consensus list represents an important contribution to this effort.As was mentioned in Laine's accompanying editorial (2), our group used a similar consensus method to agree on “top-5 lists” of inappropriate testing in several specialties, including internal medicine (3). Based on our experience and the issues addressed by the authors, 2 further steps come ...
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