Study: Hospitals waste billions on unnecessary tests and procedures

Abstract: Hundreds of thousands of tests and procedures are unnecessary, according to recent analyses from health care think tank the Lown Institute. Using a Medicare claims database between 2016 and 2018, the institute ranked 3,100 U.S. hospitals based on their likelihood of ordering unnecessary tests or procedures such as coronary stents for stable heart disease.

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