Using peer comparisons to address low-value care: Lessons for a persistent challenge.

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Department of Medicine, University of Washington School of Medicine, Seattle, WA, USA; Program on Policy Evaluation and Learning in the Pacific Northwest, Seattle, WA, USA. Electronic address:

Published: December 2023

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