Protection against the overuse and underuse of health care - methodological considerations for establishing prioritization criteria and recommendations in general practice

• Main Authors: Cathleen Muche-Borowski (Author), Dorit Abiry (Author), Hans-Otto Wagner (Author), Anne Barzel (Author), Dagmar Lühmann (Author), Günther Egidi (Author), Thomas Kühlein (Author), Martin Scherer (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2018-10-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background Initiatives such as "Choosing Wisely" in the USA and "Smarter Medicine" in Switzerland have published lists of widely overused health care services. The German initiative "Choosing Wisely Together (Gemeinsam Klug Entscheiden)" follows this example. T...