Health Care Management Papers
Document Type
Journal Article
Date of this Version
5-2012
Publication Source
JAMA (Journal of the American Medical Association)
Volume
307
Issue
20
Start Page
2153
Last Page
2154
DOI
10.1001/jama.2012.3619
Abstract
Many health care services provided in the United States are of low value, meaning that the cost of providing those services is high relative to the health care benefit they confer. In some cases, the care provided may have no value or even, on average, may be harmful. Examples of low- or negative-value services include unnecessary surgery or diagnostic imaging that will not change management. Given estimates that 30% of the $2.5 trillion the United States spends on health care services each year may provide little benefit,1 there is a widespread eagerness to enhance the ratio of benefits to costs.
Copyright/Permission Statement
Copyright © 2012 American Medical Association
Recommended Citation
Volpp, K. G., Loewenstein, G., & Asch, D. A. (2012). Assessing Value in Health Care Programs. JAMA (Journal of the American Medical Association), 307 (20), 2153-2154. http://dx.doi.org/10.1001/jama.2012.3619
Date Posted: 27 November 2017
This document has been peer reviewed.