Media Inquiries
Jaime McClennen
Email: press@abimfoundation.org
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August 2022
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Choosing Wisely
Is Less More?
March 3, 2022 Tradeoffs Podcast | Choosing Wisely
Pain, Fear and Waste: The Costs of Unnecessary Care
January 24, 2022 HEALTH AFFAIRS | Choosing Wisely
The Case For ACOs: Why Payment Reform Remains Necessary
January 6, 2022 Healio | Choosing Wisely
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January 4, 2022 Medscape | Choosing Wisely
Study Finds Sharp Drop in Opioid Scripts Among Most Specialties
July 27, 2021 HEALTH AFFAIRS (GrantWatch) | Choosing Wisely
A Project Delving Into Low-Value Care Among Black And Latinx Communities During 2020: What Its Two Funders Learned
May 17, 2021 University of Michigan Health Lab | Choosing Wisely
Routine Testing Before Surgery Remains Common Despite Low Value
High-Performing Practices Highlight Innovations to Address Burnout
May 20, 2013
Citing lower payments, frustrating models of practice and long hours of clerical work that doesn’t utilize their training, fewer aspiring physicians are choosing to focus in primary care, threatening the quality of care patients receive.
ABIM Foundation Announces Top Articles in Medical Professionalism
May 7, 2013
The ABIM Foundation today recognized three seminal articles in medical professionalism with the Professionalism Article Prize.
ABIM Leaders Named “Most Influential Physician Executives”
April 22, 2013
American Board of Internal Medicine (ABIM) and ABIM Foundation President & CEO Christine K. Cassel, MD, and Chair of the Board Robert M. Wachter, MD, have been named among Modern Healthcare’s most influential physician executives for 2013.
Seeking Innovative Medical Educators Interested in Teaching Value and Choosing Wisely
April 10, 2013
Costs of Care and the ABIM Foundation have launched the Teaching Value and Choosing Wisely Competition to identify the most promising innovations and bright ideas that can be successfully implemented on a larger scale.
21 Organizations to Engage Physicians and Patients in Conversations on Overuse of Medical Tests and Procedures
March 21, 2013
The ABIM Foundation has awarded funding to 21 state medical societies, specialty societies and regional health collaboratives to help physicians and patients engage in conversations aimed at reducing unnecessary tests and procedures.
Leading Medical Specialty Societies Identify 90 Tests and Treatments to Question
February 21, 2013
Seventeen leading medical specialty societies have identified specific tests, procedures or medication therapies they say are commonly ordered, but which are not always necessary—and could cause undue harm.
ABIM Foundation Announces Grant to Drexel University College of Medicine to Enhance Physician–Patient Communication
July 10, 2012
The ABIM Foundation recently awarded a grant of $50,000 to the Drexel University College of Medicine to develop a set of interactive instructional modules to enhance physician and patient communication.
ABIM Foundation Announces New Chair and New Members of Board of Trustees
July 1, 2012
The ABIM Foundation announces the appointments of Jackie Judd and Robert M. Wachter, MD, as new members of its Board of Trustees, and the appointment of Donald E. Wesson, MD, as Chair of the Board of Trustees, effective July 1, 2012.
ABIM Foundation Announces Top Articles in Medical Professionalism
June 12, 2012
Three articles showcasing the role of medical professionalism in improving health care have been named the winners of the ABIM Foundation Professionalism Article Prize.
U.S. Physician Groups Identify Commonly Used Tests or Procedures They Say Are Often Not Necessary
April 4, 2012
Nine leading physician specialty societies have identified specific tests or procedures that they say are commonly used but not always necessary in their respective fields.