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Home / Publications / Pain Research Forum / Papers of the Week / Rates of Low-Value Service in Australian Public Hospitals and the Association With Patient Insurance Status.

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2021 Dec 01


JAMA Netw Open


http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34889943?dopt=Abstract


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Rates of Low-Value Service in Australian Public Hospitals and the Association With Patient Insurance Status.

Authors

Rates of Low-Value Service in Australian Public Hospitals and the Association With Patient Insurance Status.
de Oliveira Costa J, Pearson S-A, Elshaug AG, van Gool K, Jorm LR, Falster MO
JAMA Netw Open. 2021 Dec 01; 4(12):e2138543.
PMID: 34889943.

Abstract

Low-value services have limited or no benefit to patients. Rates of low-value service in public hospitals may vary by patient insurance status, given that there may be different financial incentives for treatment of privately insured patients.
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