Researchers from Johns Hopkins University took a look at claims data at close to 4,000 hospitals for 17 low value services.
Evansville’s Deaconess Health System was ranked number eight in the country on the list of twenty hospitals.
Some of the unnecessary care provided were pap smears for woman older than 65.
Abdominal CT scan with or without contrast.
Spinal fusions for back pain, and colorectal screenings for adults over 80.
The information was gathered using Medicare information from July 2015 through December 2018.
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