The New York Times

Risk-Based Screening Works as Well as Yearly Checks After 40 in Finding Breast Cancers

A study of more than 45,000 women found that screening women according to their level of risk was as effective in detecting tumors as the one-size-fits-most screening currently recommended. By Roni ...
TCTMD

Deferred Testing in Low-Risk Patients Safe, May Curb Symptoms: PRECISE

For stable, symptomatic patients with suspected CAD who are deemed to be at “minimal risk” using a CT-based tool, deferral of diagnostic testing is just as safe as the usual approach and is even ...
The Conversation

The NHS plan to genetically test all newborns sounds smart – until it creates patients who aren’t sick

Postdoctoral fellow ("borsista di ricerca) at the University of Turin, former Postdoctoral Fellow on the project "Early Diagnosis - Handling Knowing", University of St Andrews By 2030, every baby born ...
The American Journal of Managed Care

Risk-Based Contracts May Not Cut Low-Value Care in Medicare Advantage

Transitioning to risk-based contracts showed no significant impact on low-value service use or overall healthcare utilization. Difference-in-differences analysis revealed some reductions in specific ...