Barriers to reforming low-value care

Andrews, Jane M

doi:10.5694/mja15.01204

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In their article in the MJA discussing low-value care, Scott and Duckett noted that “some physicians are establishing programs in their areas of practice that identify and remove low-value care”.1

1 Royal Adelaide Hospital, Adelaide, SA
2 University of Adelaide, Adelaide, SA

Correspondence: Jane.Andrews@sa.gov.au

Competing interests:

As a member of the Gastroenterological Society of Australia, I have been consulted by the Medical Services Advisory Committee regarding application 1353Measurement of calprotectin as a marker of bowel inflammation.

1. Scott IA, Duckett SJ. In search of professional consensus in defining and reducing low-value care. Med J Aust 2015; 203: 179-181. <MJA full text>
2. Williamson KD, Steveling K, Holtmann G, et al. Clinical triage for colonoscopy is useful in young women. Int Med J 2015; 45: 492-496.

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