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HOW TO REDUCE OVERUSE IN HEALTHCARE Reduce low-value care with this practical guide Low-value care harms patients, overburdens healthcare professionals, threatens healthcare systems and damages the climate. How to Reduce Overuse in Healthcare: a practical guide is designed to provide practical guidance and tools for healthcare providers, their professional societies and policy makers developing programs to de-implement low-value or unnecessary care. This guide provides a five-step evidence and theory-based framework for developing and evaluating programs such as Choosing Wisely to reduce low-value care and improve patient outcomes. How to Reduce Overuse in Healthcare: a practical guide readers will also find: An author team involved in the leading Choosing Wisely international network Detailed analysis of how to identify potential low-value care areas, select interventions and more Practical, real-world examples at the end of each chapter illustrating examples of overuse and de-implementation How to Reduce Overuse in Healthcare: a practical guide describes the state of the art in de-implementation for healthcare professionals, healthcare administrators and policy makers looking to reduce low-value care in a more effective and evidence-based way.