The Virginia Center for Health Innovation (VCHI) has received a $2.2 million grant to begin a pilot program to reduce unnecessary medical tests and procedures.
Recent research has shown that these practices, called “low-value health care,” add no value in particular clinical circumstances and can lead to potential patient harm and greater expense.
Dr. Daniel Carey, Virginia’s secretary of health and human resources, announced the grant from the philanthropic group Arnold Ventures on Wednesday during the University of Michigan’s Value-Based Insurance Design Summit in Ann Arbor.
In 2012 the American Board for Internal Medicine’s “Choosing Wisely” initiative identified more than 550 tests and procedures that should be questioned by providers and patients.
