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📰 New Publication (October 2025)

“The impact of Choosing WiselyTM recommendations and insurance coverage restrictions on the provision of low-value care: an interrupted time series analysis of vitamin D tests” published in BMC Health Services Research

Read Study | Check my summary blog post (with cool graphs!)

📊 Key findings:

Clinical recommendations alone are insufficient to reduce low-value care in the case of Vit D tests. Insurance coverage restrictions proved more effective than guidelines, reducing unnecessary vitamin D testing by 62% and saving 15.65 million CHF annually. However, coverage restrictions increase administrative burden and risk underuse.

📺 Media Coverage

Our research on reducing unnecessary vitamin D testing has been featured in the “Sonntagszeitung” (pdf version) and the “Tages Anzeiger” (pdf version)

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