The Choosing Wisely campaign encourages physicians to:

A Order more tests

B Avoid unnecessary tests and procedures that do not provide value to patients

C Use the most expensive treatments

D Practice defensive medicine

✓ Correct Answer: Option B

Choosing Wisely: ABIM Foundation initiative. Medical specialty societies identify tests/procedures commonly overused. Goal: reduce low-value care, improve outcomes, control costs. High-value care emphasis.

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The correct answer to the question "The Choosing Wisely campaign encourages physicians to:" is Option B: Avoid unnecessary tests and procedures that do not provide value to patients.

The other options — A) Order more tests, C) Use the most expensive treatments, D) Practice defensive medicine — are incorrect for this Everyday Science question. As explained above: Choosing Wisely: ABIM Foundation initiative. Medical specialty societies identify tests/procedures commonly overused. Goal: reduce low-value care, improve outcomes, control costs. High-value care emp…

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The Choosing Wisely campaign encourages physicians to:

✓ Correct Answer: Option B

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