Provide a paragraph of a real world example in a healthcare organization of over-use for both quality and cost. What are the implications for effectiveness, efficiency, and the patient.
What is overuse?
Overuse occurs when a drug or treatment is given without medical
justification. It includes treating people
with antibiotics for simple infections – or failing to follow
effective options that cost less or cause fewer side
effects. For example, antibiotics are prescribed inappropriately
for children’s ear infections 80 percent of the
time despite the finding that these infections get better within
three days without antibiotics.
In health care, more is not always better. More spending and
treatment does not translate into better patient
outcomes and health. For example, when used appropriately, MRI’s
and other imaging exams are valuable.
But MRI’s often don’t change the treatments prescribed or a
patient’s outcome, in which case the technology
is an unnecessary cost.
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