Blog Category: Letters from the Foundation

Beyond High Prices: Five Reasons to Continue Addressing Overuse

Per a recent JAMA article, overutilization hasn’t proven to be a main driver of high health care spending in the U.S. as it compares to other countries. But does that mean we should leave that out of the equation altogether?

Reflections on a Fireside Chat with Parker Palmer

I have been travelling almost non-stop for a month now, visiting with thought leaders across the country and talking with them about the concept of trust in health care. My sometimes traveling companion Dr. Richard Baron and I have had multiple discussions with others around the dimensions of trust, including competency, integrity and trustworthiness. During… Read more »

Conversations Will Drive Success

Finding ways to drive more conversations about Choosing Wisely will create greater opportunities for success.

How Trust Leads To Change

In health care, large shifts in quality have often depended on trustful relationships among health care stakeholders.

Advice for CMMI from Choosing Wisely®

Over the last five years, the ABIM Foundation has learned valuable lessons from our experience engaging dozens of health systems, physician practices, and medical education and training programs with the Choosing Wisely® campaign. We believe many of lessons learned can help inform the model of change that CMMI is seeking.