Fostering High-Value, Cost-Conscious Care
Authors: Frank J. Rybicki, Michael A. Bettmann, Paul A. Larson, Harvey L. Neiman
Journal: Annals of Internal Medicine (2012)

Letters19 June 2012Fostering High-Value, Cost-Conscious CareFrank J. Rybicki, MD, PhD, Michael A. Bettmann, MD, Paul A. Larson, MD, and Harvey L. Neiman, MDFrank J. Rybicki, MD, PhDChair, ACR Appropriateness Criteria Expert Panel on Vascular Imaging; Chair, ACR Committee on DI/IR Appropriateness Criteria; Chair, ACR Commission on Quality and Safety; and CEO, American College of Radiology.Search for more papers by this author, Michael A. Bettmann, MDChair, ACR Appropriateness Criteria Expert Panel on Vascular Imaging; Chair, ACR Committee on DI/IR Appropriateness Criteria; Chair, ACR Commission on Quality and Safety; and CEO, American College of Radiology.Search for more papers by this author, Paul A. Larson, MDChair, ACR Appropriateness Criteria Expert Panel on Vascular Imaging; Chair, ACR Committee on DI/IR Appropriateness Criteria; Chair, ACR Commission on Quality and Safety; and CEO, American College of Radiology.Search for more papers by this author, and Harvey L. Neiman, MDChair, ACR Appropriateness Criteria Expert Panel on Vascular Imaging; Chair, ACR Committee on DI/IR Appropriateness Criteria; Chair, ACR Commission on Quality and Safety; and CEO, American College of Radiology.Search for more papers by this authorAuthor, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-156-12-201206190-00017 SectionsAboutFull TextPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail TO THE EDITOR:The article by Qaseem and colleagues (1) identifies common clinical situations for which screening and diagnostic tests may have limited utility. The American College of Radiology (ACR) enthusiastically supports the work of the American College of Physicians in this arena.The ACR Appropriateness Criteria are clinical imaging guidelines that begin by asking the following: If I think an imaging study may be valuable in this specific clinical setting, which, if any, should be selected? The 20 ACR Appropriateness Criteria panels span diagnostic and interventional radiology and radiation oncology; panel members use the best available, peer-reviewed evidence and ...References1. Qaseem A, Alguire P, Dallas P, Feinberg LE, Fitzgerald FT, Horwitch C, et al. Appropriate use of screening and diagnostic tests to foster high-value, cost-conscious care. Ann Intern Med. 2012;156:147-9. [PMID: 22250146] LinkGoogle Scholar2. American College of Radiology. ACR Appropriateness Criteria. Accessed at www.acr.org/SecondaryMainMenuCategories/quality_safety/app_criteria/pdf/ExpertPanelonNeurologicImaging/LowBackPainDoc7.aspx on 14 May 2012. Google Scholar Author, Article, and Disclosure InformationAffiliations: Chair, ACR Appropriateness Criteria Expert Panel on Vascular Imaging; Chair, ACR Committee on DI/IR Appropriateness Criteria; Chair, ACR Commission on Quality and Safety; and CEO, American College of Radiology.Disclosures: None disclosed. PreviousarticleNextarticle Advertisement FiguresReferencesRelatedDetailsSee AlsoAppropriate Use of Screening and Diagnostic Tests to Foster High-Value, Cost-Conscious Care Amir Qaseem , Patrick Alguire , Paul Dallas , Lawrence E. Feinberg , Faith T. Fitzgerald , Carrie Horwitch , Linda Humphrey , Richard LeBlond , Darilyn Moyer , Jeffrey G. Wiese , and Steven Weinberger Fostering High-Value, Cost-Conscious Care James R. Johnson Fostering High-Value, Cost-Conscious Care Ronald N. Levy Fostering High-Value, Cost-Conscious Care Amir Qaseem , Patrick Alguire , and Steven Weinberger Fostering High-Value, Cost-Conscious Care Zackary D. Berger and Fostering High-Value, Cost-Conscious Care Zackary D. Berger and Metrics Cited byMRI of the Knee and Shoulder Performed Before Radiography 19 June 2012Volume 156, Issue 12Page: 902KeywordsDiagnostic radiologyHealth careInterventional radiologyLower back painMedical risk factorsOsteoporosisPrevention, policy, and public healthRadiation exposureRadiologistsTreatment guidelines ePublished: 19 June 2012 Issue Published: 19 June 2012 Copyright & PermissionsCopyright © 2012 by American College of Physicians. All Rights Reserved.PDF downloadLoading ...