http://archinte.jamanetwork.com/ en-us Mon, 27 May 2013 00:00:00 GMT Wed, 29 May 2013 17:45:04 GMT Silverchair editor@archinte.jamanetwork.com webmaster@archinte.jamanetwork.com http://archinte.jamanetwork.com/article.aspx?articleID=1675882 Mon, 27 May 2013 00:00:00 GMT Berkowitz Z, Saraiya M, Sawaya GF. <span class="paragraphSection">Clinical guidelines recommend that women 30 years and older with a negative test result for oncogenic human papillomavirus (HPV) and with a concurrent normal Papanicolaou test result (co-testing) not be tested again for at least 3 years. Previous studies, however, indicate that primary care providers continue to perform annual testing regardless of prior test results. Our objective was to examine clinicians' reported behaviors regarding cervical cancer screening intervals over a 4-year period after the endorsement of co-testing.</span> 173 10 922 924 10.1001/jamainternmed.2013.368 http://archinte.jamanetwork.com/article.aspx?articleID=1675882 http://archinte.jamanetwork.com/article.aspx?articleID=1675884 Mon, 27 May 2013 00:00:00 GMT LeFevre ML. <span class="paragraphSection">The Choosing Wisely initiative of the American Board of Internal Medicine Foundation has helped draw public attention to the need for physicians to take an active role in improving the value of American health care by doing less. A collaborative effort of many specialty societies, the Choosing Wisely initiative was a unique step forward in raising awareness of what must become an accepted topic for open and honest discussion; many tests and treatments are overused or used in clinical situations in which there is either no benefit or the possibility of benefit does not outweigh the risk of harm. Overuse of screening tests in the asymptomatic adult is an example of an area where progress could be made. But how hard is it to do fewer tests? In this issue, 2 articles address screening for cervical cancer.</span> 173 10 856 858 10.1001/jamainternmed.2013.535 http://archinte.jamanetwork.com/article.aspx?articleID=1675884