Background: The healthcare system in the United States is often times costly and inefficient. Some estimates suggest that 20-34% of healthcare dollars are spent ineffectively. Despite efforts such as the Choosing Wisely Campaign to limit preoperative testing prior to low risk surgery, preoperative cardiac testing before low risk procedures remains common. This study assesses the [...]

Background: The American Board of Internal Medicine (ABIM) Foundation developed the Choosing Wisely project in 2012 as a way to identify commonly used tests that may be overused or inappropriately used. The Society of Hospital Medicine created a subcommittee in this project focused on recommendations affecting hospitalists, and made the recommendation in 2013 to stop [...]