Study: Prevalence and Cost of Care Cascades After Low-Value Preoperative Electrocardiogram for Cataract Surgery

Prevalence and Cost of Care Cascades After Low-Value Preoperative Electrocardiogram for Cataract Surgery in Fee-for-Service Medicare Beneficiaries – JAMA Internal Medicine (free for a limited period)

Commentary: Cascades Of Care – American Council on Science and Health (free)

Related: Evaluation of an Intervention to Reduce Low-Value Preoperative Care for Patients Undergoing Cataract Surgery (link to abstract and commentary) AND Systematic Review: Routine Preoperative Medical Testing for Cataract Surgery (free)

Related Commentary on Twitter (thread – click for more)

Excited to share our work in @JAMAInternalMed TLDR: We looked at downstream cascades of care after low-value preoperative EKG for cataract surgery. 5-11 events/100 patients in following 90 days cost 10x more than initial EKGs. THREAD (1/7) https://t.co/LFYDsi7uyM #ARM19

— Ishani Ganguli MD, MPH (@IshaniG) June 3, 2019