Cutting Health Care Costs and Improving Health Outcomes: through adopting Choosing Wisely RI-- - a proven method for reducing “Low Value Care”

The Choosing Wisely RI campaign promotes productive conversations between patients and doctor--conversations that research shows produce the right level of care and go a long way towards eliminating tests, procedures and medications that provide, little, if any benefit. The campaign is organized and promoted by the Rhode Island Business Group on Health (RIBGH) and draws on the expertise of the American Board of Internal Medicine Foundation. You can learn more about the campaign here: https://www.ribgh.org/choosing-wisely-ri

Event Agenda:

• Introduction to Choosing Wisely RI  - Joanne Bilotta, Rhode Island Business Group on Health( RIBGH)
• The Prevalence of Low-Value Care in RI and Impact to Businesses-Al Charbonneau, RIBGH & Shannon Shallcross, BetaX Analytics
• Employer Experience with Choosing Wisely
• Q&A

Contact:Joanne Bilotta,  jbilotta.RIBGH@gmail.com