Reply to Comment on Low‐Value Prostate Cancer Screening Among Older Men Within the Veterans Health Administration

Abstract

This letter comments on the letter by https://doi.org/10.1111/jgs.16204. Twitter handles for co‐author: https://twitter.com/walidgellad

Evaluation of Low-Value Diagnostic Testing for 4 Common Conditions in the Veterans Health Administration

“…14 , 15 Nevertheless, several studies focused on the use of individual low-value health services (eg, prostate cancer screening and colonoscopy) have demonstrated that the delivery of low-value care still occurs at VAMCs. 3 , 16 , 17 , 18 , 19 , 20 , 21 , 22 …”

“…Moreover, the VHA electronic medical record contains information on veterans’ care across all Veterans Affairs Medical Centers (VAMCs) and decision support tools for ordering appropriate health services, which may be associated with a decreased likelihood of VA clinicians delivering low-value care . Nevertheless, several studies focused on the use of individual low-value health services (eg, prostate cancer screening and colonoscopy) have demonstrated that the delivery of low-value care still occurs at VAMCs …”