Reducing Low-Value Care: Applying the Intention-Action Framework to Specialty Referrals

Dr. Richard K. Leuchter is Assistant Professor-in-residence at the David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA and faculty at Greater Los Angeles VA. His approach integrates three disciplines: computational medicine, using AI for precision medicine and real-time outcome prediction; implementation science, to rigorously deploy and scale these innovations; and behavioral science, to “nudge” clinicians and patients toward high-value choices within these redesigned systems.