TY  - JOUR
T1  - WHy the ethics of parsimonious medicine is not the ethics of rationing
AU  - Tilburt JC, Cassel CK
Y1  - 2013/02/27
N1  - 10.1001/jama.2013.368
JO  - JAMA
SP  - 773
EP  - 774
VL  - 309
IS  - 8
N2  - 
Various groups have championed the cause of medicine practiced leanly, consistent with the professional responsibility to use resources wisely. These initiatives, which champion “parsimonious medicine,”1 have highlighted the 20% of routine practices in US medicine that add no demonstrable value to health care but that persist in the inertia and rituals of clinical work.2 The specialty societies and the Choosing Wisely collaborative3 outline commonsense principles for avoiding unnecessary, wasteful care.

SN  - 0098-7484
M3  - doi: 10.1001/jama.2013.368
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1001/jama.2013.368
ER  -