A systematic review of medical practice variation in OECD

“Consistent with the gray literature, there were large variations across regions, hospitals and physician practices for almost every condition and procedure studied.”

A systematic review of medical practice variation in OECD
AN Corallo, R Croxford, DC Goodman, EL Bryan, D Srivastava, TA Stukel
Health Policy, 2014, 114:5-14

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The state of medical education and practice in the UK report

"This year we have focused on complaints to the GMC to see if we can understand more about them and whether they can help us identify areas of risk within medical practice."

The state of medical education and practice in the UK report
General Medical Council
October 2013

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A decade of reversal: an analysis of 146 contradicted medical practices

"The reversal of established medical practice is common and occurs across all classes of medical practice. This investigation sheds light on low-value practices and patterns of medical research."

A decade of reversal: an analysis of 146 contradicted medical practices
V Prasad, A Vandross, C Toomey, M Cheung, J Rho, S Quinn, SJ Chacko, D Borkar, V Gall, S Selvaraj, N Ho, A Cifu
Mayo Clinic Proceedings, published online 22 July 2013

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