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Choosing Wisely

Objective: reduce the number of unnecessary/harmful tests, treatments, and procedures; increasing patient and provider relationship

 
Timeline: April 2015 - Ongoing
Funder: 
Project Coordinator: Katie Trotter (populationhealth@mihia.org) 
 
Choosing Wisely is an initiative of the American Board of Internal Medicine (ABIM) that helps physicians and patients engage in conversations to reduce overuse of tests and procedures by making smart and effective care choices. It's a way for physicians and patients to talk about how to avoid wasteful medical testing and treatment that may be unnecessary and have sometimes been shown to cause harm.

Significance

Healthcare delivery in the U.S. contains too much duplication and waste and sometimes comes at an unnecessary increased risk to the patient. Patients need tools to gain better information about what care they truly need, as well as the ability to talk with their physicians to get that information.
Leveraging the reach of 20+ Choosing Wisely® partners, MiHIA will provide education on the most up-to-date recommendations to 10,000+ physicians and consumers as well as tools and tips on how to improve physician-patient communication.
 
Impact within Rural Physician Office will result in increased knowledge of the Choosing Wisely recommendation among physicians and patients; integration of Choosing Wisely materials into the patient experience at each rural office; and patients will play a more active role in their care.

Goals and Key Strategies

Goal 1: Provide education on the most up-to-date recommendations to 10,000+ physicians and consumers as well as tools and tips on how to improve physician-patient communication.

  • Key Strategy 1: Creating and distributing monthly Choosing Wisely® partner packets with patient-friendly Choosing Wisely® materials, social media content, and physician articles.
  • Key Strategy 2: Facilitating consumer group discussions to identify effective ways to disseminate Choosing Wisely® materials and to provide education.
  • Key Strategy 3: Equipping physicians with an integration plan, Choosing Wisely® materials, and simulation site.
  • Key Strategy 4: Collecting quantitative and qualitative data.
STATUS: Complete - MiHIA continues to distribute monthly communication packets to providers, provider offices, and community partners containing information about new resources, webinars, and articles from national groups

Partners

Choosing Wisely campaign partners play an essential role in spreading the Choosing Wisely message across our region. Our current partner list is below, although this list is continuously expanding. Check back frequently to see who else has joined MiHIA’s Choosing Wisely movement!

  • Aetna
  • Bay County Health Department
  • Blue Cross Blue Shield
  • Central Michigan District Health Department
  • Central Michigan University (CMU)
  • Chemical Bank
  • CMU Public Broadcasting
  • CMU Residency program
  • CMU School of Medicine
  • Covenant HealthCare
  • Dow Chemical Company
  • The Ezekiel Project
  • Gratiot Family Practice
  • Great Lakes Bay Regional Alliance
  • Hospital Council of East Central Michigan
  • Health Delivery, Inc.
  • McLaren Bay Region
  • MidMichigan Health - Midland
  • Northwood University
  • Region 7 Area Agency on Aging
  • Saginaw County Medical Society
  • Saginaw County Public Health Department
  • Saginaw Valley State University

 


 

Tools & Resources

Michigan Health Improvement Alliance