Two Leading Health Care Quality Organizations Hold National Summit to Build Consensus Around Ways to Minimize Overuse of Five Treatments

Appropriate Use Will Improve Quality and Safety of Patient CareCHICAGO – September 28, 2012 – To help reach a consensus on ways to reduce the occurrence of medical treatments that are commonly used but not always necessary, the American Medical Association (AMA)-convened Physician Consortium for Performance Improvement (PCPI) and The Joint Commission co-sponsored the National Summit on Overuse on Sept. 24, 2012 to discuss strategies to improve the quality and safety of patient care. A variety of key stakeholders, including representatives from physician organizations, medical specialties,