The Wrong Conversation About Health Care Waste
This Viewpoint aims to reframe talk about US health care waste away from reducing global expenditures toward a patient-centered focus.
Authors
- Allan S. Detsky (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2772-3121)
- Christopher P. Moriates (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3153-2558)
Institutions
- University Health Network (CA)
- University of California, Los Angeles (US)
- University of Toronto (CA)
- Sinai Health System (CA)
- VA Greater Los Angeles Healthcare System (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- JAMA Internal Medicine
- Published
- 2026-11-09
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1001/jamainternmed.2026.4961
- Primary Topic
- Healthcare and Environmental Waste Management
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00