Frequency and costs of low-value preoperative tests for patients undergoing low-risk procedures in the veterans health administration

ConclusionsRoutine preoperative screening tests for very low-risk procedures are common and costly in some VA facilities. These results highlight a potential target to improve quality and value by reducing unnecessary care. Measures of low-value perioperative care could be integrated into VA ’s extensive quality monitoring and improvement infrastructure.
Source: Perioperative Medicine - Category: Surgery Source Type: research