American Society of Hematology Releases List of Commonly Used Tests and Treatments to Question as Part of Choosing Wisely® Campaign

Group aims to encourage physician and patient conversations by identifying five tests or procedures to question, highlighting potentially unnecessary—sometimes harmful—practices in hematology WASHINGTON, Dec. 4, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The American Society of Hematology (ASH), the world's largest professional organization dedicated to the causes and treatments of blood disorders, today released a list of common hematology tests, treatments, and procedures that are not always necessary as part of Choosing Wisely®, an initiative of the ABIM Foundation. The list, also highlighted in a manuscript published online today in Blood, the Journal of the American Society...