Doctors Group Seeks To Stem Excessive Testing
The American College of Physicians is issuing guidelines to help doctors better identify when patients should be screened for specific diseases and when they can be spared the cost and the potentially invasive procedures that follow.
Reuters: Stemming The Tide Of Overtreatment In U.S. Healthcare
A leading group of U.S. doctors is trying to tackle the costly problem of excessive medical testing, hoping to avoid more government intervention in how they practice. The American College of Physicians (ACP), the largest U.S. medical specialty group, is rolling out guidelines to help doctors better identify when patients should screen for specific diseases and when they can be spared the cost, and potentially invasive procedures that follow (Sherman, 2/16).