Welcome

Connecticut Choosing Wisely Collaborative (CCWC) is a diverse multi-stakeholder group that is committed to the widespread adoption of Choosing Wisely in Connecticut.

The Choosing Wisely campaign is a national initiative sponsored by the American Board of Internal Medicine (ABIM) Foundation and Consumer Reports. Choosing Wisely promotes informed patient-provider communication to improve health care practice and prevent unnecessary care and costs.  It fosters understanding and conversation between clinicians and patients to help them choose care that is:

• Truly needed
• Free from harm
• Based on recommended guidelines
• Not duplicative of other tests or procedures already received

CCWC aims to support and connect organizations developing or already involved in Choosing Wisely in Connecticut.  The Collaborative promotes the development of a CW learning community in Connecticut.  It acts as a clearinghouse so that Connecticut-based programs can find and share resources and learn from and contribute to best practices at the local and national level.

Founding Member Organizations

Access Health CT

Connecticut Business Group on Health

Connecticut Center for Primary Care

Connecticut Health Foundation

Donaghue Foundation

Office of the HealthCare Advocate

Qualidigm

Universal Health Care Foundation of Connecticut

For information about this campaign, contact yedlin@donaghue.org