Background: Alcohol use disorder (AUD) has a lifetime prevalence of 29% in the United States and prevalence is higher among military veterans. Discontinuation of alcohol use in patients with AUD presents a risk for alcohol withdrawal syndrome (AWS). A recent retrospective analysis of Veterans Health Administration (VHA) data estimated AWS occurred in 5.8% of inpatient [...]

Background: De-implementation of low-value services remains a challenge in healthcare. Research has shown that Choosing Wisely recommendations are ineffective in reducing low value care alone, and more robust interventions are needed. Additionally, most of the published efforts of reducing unnecessary inpatient services are done in smaller settings within a single hospital. Furthermore, initiatives in resource [...]