showed that stress tests were frequently being ordered for low-risk patients prior to surgery [38]. Seventy-four percent of preoperative stress tests ordered were shown to be low risk by the Revised Cardiac Risk Index, depicting the needless overuse of stress tests by all medical specialties [...
An analysis of practice is conducted by the American Board of Physical Therapy Specialties (ABPTS) every 10 years to revalidate, update, and revise the description of specialty practice (DSP) for each specialty. The Geriatric Specialty Council recently conducted an analysis of practice and revised ...