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@ABIMFoundation
ABIM Foundation
6 years
6 years ago today we launched #ChoosingWisely to address overuse. We want to express our thanks to our specialty society partners, grantees and engaged physicians all over the world, for championing the ideals of campaign. We wouldn't have made it this far without you.
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@ABIMFoundation
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Firearm injury is a public-health crisis that demands public-health solutions. We are proud to support @meganranney and her team at @ResearchAFFIRM who work every day to empower individuals and communities with solutions to make change now.
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@ABIMFoundation
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"Dr. Salahuddin Kazi's ability to translate learnings from across disciplines to his daily practice allows him to be leader that he is. His mental models, the way he thinks, and the way he approaches issues are what I admire most." - @guptaarjun90
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@ABIMFoundation
ABIM Foundation
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Meet one of our new Trustees: @alikhan28 . He is a board certified general internist & Chief Medical Officer of @oakstreethealth , serves on the clinical faculty of @UChiPritzker , @ABIMCert BOD, and @acpinternists Council of Early Career Physicians.
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@ABIMFoundation
ABIM Foundation
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WORTH READING: Overuse of urine tests often results in overuse of antibiotics, particularly in older adults, according to a recent study in Michigan hospitals. More reasons for #choosingwisely
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@ABIMFoundation
ABIM Foundation
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#ChoosingWisely launched 5 years ago today with 9 brave societies & @ConsumerReports . Thank you to our partners!
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@ABIMFoundation
ABIM Foundation
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Protests are a call to eliminate social injustice. Health care inequity for patients of color needs addressing, including bias/structural racism in housing/food/education, admissions to MS, clinical research, patient safety, diagnostics, access to quality maternity & primary care
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@ABIMFoundation
ABIM Foundation
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We've partnered with @SocietyHospMed to develop articles that explore the concept of trust in all facets of healthcare and medical education. Submit your original research, brief reports, perspectives, and Leadership & Professional Development articles:
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@ABIMFoundation
ABIM Foundation
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“You can talk about trust all day but if you do not operate from a space that is trustworthy, it doesn’t matter what you’re saying.” ▶️Listen to @gradydoctor and @Bob_Wachter ’s eye-opening conversation from #ABIMF2021 :
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@ABIMFoundation
ABIM Foundation
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. @meganranney & Dr. Chris Barsotti will join Pamela Browner White for our Trust Conversation webinar series on 3/22 to discuss @ResearchAFFIRM ’s approach to firearm injury as a public health issue. Register:
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@ABIMFoundation
ABIM Foundation
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. @FutureDocs talks w/ @sacjai about utilizing extensivists to ensure continuity of care for patients. #teachingvalue
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ABIM Foundation
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In our latest #BuildingTrust guest blog, @mlypson shares how she’s tackled issues of trust while practicing medicine as a Black doctor.
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ABIM Foundation
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How well would you navigate the "Room of Horrors" of low-value care? @UChicagoMed @FutureDocs #ChoosingWisely
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@ABIMFoundation
ABIM Foundation
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From @JAMAInternalMed - Evidence-Based Guidelines to Eliminate Repetitive Laboratory Testing #ChoosingWisely
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@ABIMFoundation
ABIM Foundation
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7 years ago today we launched the #ChoosingWisely campaign to shine a spotlight on overuse. Thank you to all our supporters who have enabled this campaign to grow and spread. We couldn't have done it without you!
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ABIM Foundation
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500 recos at your fingertips - Get the new #ChoosingWisely app for your iPhone (iPad and Android coming soon).
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@ABIMFoundation
ABIM Foundation
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New @AcadMedJournal commentary by @WolfsonD & @RichardBaron17 explains why we are focusing on trust in the coming years, and how the issue aligns with our overall mission to advance medical professionalism to improve health care.
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@ABIMFoundation
ABIM Foundation
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Excited to announce the launch of the 2018 Value Challenge with our partner @CostsofCare ! We're seeking innovative ideas and projects for teaching and implementing high-value care among collaborative teams. Learn more -
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@ABIMFoundation
ABIM Foundation
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. @donberwick Being silent is a barrier. It contributes to the situation we are in now. #ABIMF2017
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@ABIMFoundation
ABIM Foundation
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. @YaleMed Dept of EM, orders for unnecess studies declined frm 12 to 8% via @arjunvenkatesh #ChoosingWisely project.
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@ABIMFoundation
ABIM Foundation
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If you are on the front lines of the #COVID19 crisis and need access to protective gear contact @getusppe . Their team of volunteers will help match you to the #GetUsPPE donor network.
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ABIM Foundation
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New Profile in Professionalism by @guptaarjun90 illustrates the benefits to both patients and physicians when extra time is dedicated to bridge the language barrier. @CostsofCare
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@ABIMFoundation
ABIM Foundation
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Social media has really exposed the trauma caused by gaslighting, dismissal, and misogyny by medical professionals… this routine dismissal of patients’ concerns is driving them, in desperation, to seek care from predatory practitioners.
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@ABIMFoundation
ABIM Foundation
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Flashback to the #ChoosingWisely press event that started it all. April 4, 2012.
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@ABIMFoundation
ABIM Foundation
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5 years ago today @ABIMFoundation held its 2nd #choosingwisely press event with 17 new society partners announcing 90 recommendations on curbing overuse in health care. Today we're +80 strong with society lists of over 540 recs, thanks to leadership of clinicians & others in HC!
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@ABIMFoundation
ABIM Foundation
7 years
Enter the Creating Value Challenge and share your ideas to advance high value #healthcare #ChoosingWisely
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ABIM Foundation
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This year marks the 10th anniversary of #ChoosingWisely , an initiative designed to promote conversations between clinicians and patients about tests and treatments that might do more harm than good, starting with asking these 5 important questions:
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ABIM Foundation
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#ChoosingWisely app named one of the Best Medical Apps of 2017 by iMedicalApps! (Available for Android AND iOS devices)
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ABIM Foundation
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Big news: Winners of the Creating Value Challenge announced. Great partnership with @CostsofCare and @LeapfrogGroup
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ABIM Foundation
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"In health care, large shifts in quality have often depended on trustful relationships among health care stakeholders. " - How Trust Leads To Change: New Letter from the Foundation by @WolfsonD
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@ABIMFoundation
ABIM Foundation
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. @LashNolen , founder of @wegotusproject , reminds #ABIMF2021 physical access to the #COVID19Vaccine is a small part of the conversation- the bigger part is providing access to transparent, reliable information and respectable and appropriate care.
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@ABIMFoundation
ABIM Foundation
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Building off of @WrayCharles & @HyungChoMD recent @AnnalsofIM piece on uncertainty, @WolfsonD dissects the fear factor in medicine and its effect on decision-making.
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@ABIMFoundation
ABIM Foundation
8 years
#ChoosingWisely announced 4 yrs ago today in @nytimes . Incredible growth thanks to partners. @ConsumerReports
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ABIM Foundation
5 years
Med students and residents shared experiences with trust at #abimf2019 and proposed ways to foster it.
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@ABIMFoundation
ABIM Foundation
11 years
Share innovations and ideas in medical education and training for Teaching Value and #choosingwisely competition with @CostsofCare :...
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ABIM Foundation
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Physicians at @WUSTLmed received an Article Prize for their research on gender bias among health care professionals generally, and surgeons specifically. @arghavan_salles @KelseyKrus @CalvinKLai @jamanetworkopen
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@ABIMFoundation
ABIM Foundation
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On May 21 we kick off our new initiative to improve health care by fueling conversation, research & practices to increase trust: #BuildingTrust ▶️ Join us: @RichardBaron17 @WolfsonD @NORCNews @CF_Pearson @jackiedjudd @DCPatient @neel_shah
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ABIM Foundation
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Excited to announce new U.S. STARS program to teach students about #ChoosingWisely and value-based care. Learn more:
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ABIM Foundation
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“To rebuild trust, people from all parts of the health care ecosystem — clinicians, patients, system leaders, and others — must work together to explore ways to elevate trust in each other.” - @WolfsonD #BuildingTrust
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ABIM Foundation
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We are pleased to announce the winners of our Trust Practice Challenge! Learn more about the innovative projects our panel of judges selected:
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@ABIMFoundation
ABIM Foundation
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New Teaching Value in Health Care podcast available! This month @neel_shah talks with @davidvivero of @AminoHealth about how the company helps patients with care decisions - @CostsofCare
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@ABIMFoundation
ABIM Foundation
8 years
The number of articles on #overuse of medical care nearly doubled from 2014 to 2015. #choosingwisely
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@ABIMFoundation
ABIM Foundation
4 years
Thank you @LisaCooperMD for helping identify the key takeaways from Day 1 of #ABIMF2020
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ABIM Foundation
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Today we announced a new grant program to address bias in internal medicine and promote diversity, equity, and inclusion. We’re partnering with @ABIMcert , @AAIMonline @ACPinternists and @macyfoundation . #DEIGrantProgram #DiversityInHealthcare
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Together with @ABIMcert , @AAIMonline , @ACPinternists & @macyfoundation we are sponsoring $400,000 in grants to support DEI among #InternalMedicine residents, students & faculty members. Apply today: #DEIGrantProgram #DiversityInHealthcare
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@ABIMFoundation
ABIM Foundation
10 years
Joy of the profession is not clearing out the inbox at the end of the day but having meaningful conversations w/ pts. #ABIMF2014
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@ABIMFoundation
ABIM Foundation
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The #ChoosingWisely campaign momentum continues - now a growing global movement.
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ABIM Foundation
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. @WolfsonD : “When you only listen to the smartest person in the room, you miss out on discovering what the rest of the room is smart about.” - @AdamMGrant #ABIMF2021
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@ABIMFoundation
ABIM Foundation
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New post by @WolfsonD on why we've chosen "[Re]Building Trust" as the topic of year's ABIM Foundation Forum - #abimf2018
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@ABIMFoundation
ABIM Foundation
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Deprescribing/prescribing less is #ChoosingWisely . Via @washingtonpost - The other big drug problem: Older people taking too many pills
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ABIM Foundation
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"Advancements in implementation & evidence showing the positive effect on clinical outcomes are necessary to build upon the success [of #ChoosingWisely ] to date." New @JAMA_current Viewpoint by Wendy Levinson @bornk and our own @WolfsonD - @ChooseWiselyCA
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ABIM Foundation
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Frm @NYTHealth : Overtreatment Is Common, Doctors Say #ChoosingWisely
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ABIM Foundation
3 years
We've awarded a total of $70K to @ResearchAFFIRM , @CHRTumich & @LeapfrogGroup to implement projects that address inequity and mistrust. Learn more about the projects:
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ABIM Foundation
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ICYMI: #TeachingValue Hangout with Jed Gonzalo of @PennStHershey on value-added care in #meded :
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@ABIMFoundation
ABIM Foundation
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We asked students to write about how they built, lost, or restored trust in a #healthcare setting for the 2022 #BuildingTrust Essay contest. Read MD student @nicomedsci submission: @AMSANational @MSMEDU
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ABIM Foundation
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#ABIMF2021 Forum Kimball Lecturer, @cdenisephd joins @RichardBaron17 to reflect on her keynote “Where the rubber meets the road: the time is now for science and academia to inspire change.” 📺Watch the full address here:
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@ABIMFoundation
ABIM Foundation
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Read a Statement on Racial Justice to our Community from our Leaders at ABIMF and @ABIMcert #BlackLivesMatter
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@ABIMFoundation
ABIM Foundation
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What drives residents to order unnecessary labs? How can we change this behavior? Learn more 11/7 at 9 pm ET #JHMChat #choosingwisely
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@ABIMFoundation
ABIM Foundation
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The disproportionate infection & death rates of #COVID19 in communities of color and low-income populations have highlighted the impact of health inequity and the importance of #BuildingTrust . Society and U.S. health care can and must do better. #ABIMF2020
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ABIM Foundation
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We awarded an Article Prize to a study on barriers faced by physicians & students responding to biased patients refusing treatment and explicitly racist, sexist & homophobic remarks. @DeShalila @apfeffinger @ash_mcmully @AliciaFMD @UCSF @JAMAInternalMed
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ABIM Foundation
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In @annalsofim @DhruvKhullar & @RichardBaron17 discuss the health disparities that threaten vulnerable populations highlighted by #COVID19 , and how the work of physicians convened at #ABIMF2020 are #BuildingTrust in a more equitable health care system
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ABIM Foundation
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Join us Tuesday in DC for a @Health_Affairs event releasing new #ChoosingWisely research
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ABIM Foundation
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💻During next Tuesday’s webinar, @ChrisBarsottiMD and @meganranney will discuss their work at @AFFIRMresearch to reframe the conversation surrounding firearm-related injuries and #BuildingTrust with gun owners and non-gun owners alike. ▶️Register:
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ABIM Foundation
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There is lots of optimism for change today #ABIMF2020
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ABIM Foundation
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Updated: #TeachingValue Hangout with Jed Gonzalo of @PennStHershey on value-added care in #meded :
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ABIM Foundation
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Unnecess Thyroid Ultrasonography & Laboratory Thyroid Abnormalities @guptaarjun90 @JAMAInternalMed #ChoosingWisely
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ABIM Foundation
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Day 1 of #ABIMF2020 Forum is underway! We have gone virtual to examine how #COVID19 has highlighted inequities & mistrust in our health system. @RichardBaron17 @WolfsonD @FutureDocs @DhruvKhullar @neel_shah @Gwen_Darien @yejnes @alikhan28 @ChrisMoriates @Bob_Wachter @PeggyNCQA
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#CHOOSINGWISELY SNAPSHOT: @psjh used Choosing Wisely to reduce unnecessary radiation exposure by 57%. Choosing Wisely's evidence-based findings allowed for quick buy-in & has led to additional projects helping provide high-value care that has now become the norm at St. Jude.
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This month’s #BuildingTrust Conversation will explore how #medicalmisinformation impacts the physician community and makes it harder for clinicians to build trust w/patients and colleagues. REGISTER: @DrHussainL @DavidAScales @WolfsonD
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@ABIMFoundation
ABIM Foundation
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Talk to your doctor about #costofcare . Survey shows that internists are open to discussing costs with patients and will consider alternative options based on cost sensitivity. . @calstate @acpinternists @ConsumerReports @RWJF
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ABIM Foundation
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Our #ABIMF2020 Kimball Lecturer spoke to @60Minutes about the racial disparities in health care. 👤Watch his full keynote lecture " #COVID19 & Communities of Color" here: 👥And his one-on-one conversation with @RichardBaron17 here:
@60Minutes
60 Minutes
3 years
“There are racial disparities in health in the United States. Over 200 Black people die prematurely every single day,” says Harvard public health professor David Williams. He’s spent a quarter-century researching the impact of racism on health.
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Per @SHMLive "Don’t perform repetitive CBC and chemistry testing in the face of clinical and lab stability." #ChoosingWisely
@JHospMedicine
Journal of Hospital Medicine
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Reminders, education & feedback can encourage providers to stop unnecessary labs in patients ready for discharge, via @drtsega & @HyungChoMD et al. #VisualAbstract
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When organizations make #ChoosingWisely a priority, teams come together to provide one-of-a-kind #highvaluecare experiences for their patients.
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ABIM Foundation
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Amazing work from #ChoosingWisely grantee @WAHealthCheckup - Washington residents' tab for unnecessary care in a year: $280 million-plus via @modrnhealthcr
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ABIM Foundation
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🎉Congratulations to the winners of the 13th annual John A. Benson Jr., MD Professionalism Article Prize.
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ABIM Foundation
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1/19 @ 4PM ET: @FutureDocs and two students from @UChiPritzker , will join our #BuildingTrust Conversation webinar series to discuss how a new course funded by @AAMCtoday empowers future clinicians to dispel #medicalmisinformation . Register:
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ABIM Foundation
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Mark your calendars for Tues 11/14 at 12 noon EST when @WolfsonD joins @jmbarkett on @SIRIUSXM 's "The Business of Health Care" to discuss #ChoosingWisely -
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ABIM Foundation
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Unnecessary medical care is more common than you think #ChoosingWisely
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ABIM Foundation
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Check out the latest #TeachingValue chat hosted by @SL_Wallingford featuring Stacy Frick from @VAAnnArbor
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Looking forward to the next #JHMChat on 1/9 @ 9pm ET on "Inpatient inherited thrombophilia testing". Join us and earn CME. #ChoosingWisely
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ABIM Foundation
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Download the special report on #ChoosingWisely 's first five years:
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#TBT . That time #ChoosingWisely was on the front cover of @voguemagazine with @rihanna
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ABIM Foundation
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. @gradydoctor closed today’s session with the ultimate question of #ABIMF2021 : What will we do to use our influence and lived experiences to keep this work moving forward? @Bob_Wachter
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. @BCBSM Value Partnerships is a collaboration w/hospitals & clinicians to collect, share, and analyze health data, then design and implement changes that improve affordable #healthcare . Learn more:
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