Physician sentiments on low-value investigations in Singapore: Part of Choosing Wisely campaign

Abstract

Low-value investigations provide marginal benefit and may result in harm to the patient or disproportionate healthcare costs. The introduction of Singapore’s Choosing Wisely (CW) campaign in 2012 aims to reduce such investigations. CW was designed to encourage conversations between physicians and patients to weigh the risk-benefit ratio behind each clinical decision. A CW campaign was launched in July 2023 at Singapore General Hospital to reduce unnecessary tests and treatments.