In the first article in this series, we looked at the Institute of Medicine’s STEEEP acronym, which stands for care that is Safe, Timely, Effective, Efficient, Equitable, and Patient-Centered. Effective care is the third pillar. The Institute for Healthcare Improvement describes effectiveness by stating, “(Healthcare) should match science, with neither underuse nor overuse of the best available techniques — every elderly heart patient who would benefit from beta-blockers shou