"Medical Overuse" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
Excessive or unnecessary utilization of health services by patients or physicians.
| Descriptor ID |
D000069342
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| MeSH Number(s) |
N02.421.380.450 N05.300.150.395.450
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| Concept/Terms |
Medical Overuse- Medical Overuse
- Medical Overuses
- Overuse, Medical
- Overuses, Medical
- Overuse, Health Services
- Overutilization of Health Services
- Health Services Overutilization
- Overutilization, Health Services
- Health Services Overuse
- Health Services Overuses
- Overuses, Health Services
Medical Preference Misdiagnosis- Medical Preference Misdiagnosis
- Medical Preference Misdiagnoses
- Misdiagnoses, Medical Preference
- Misdiagnosis, Medical Preference
- Preference Misdiagnoses, Medical
- Preference Misdiagnosis, Medical
- Unwanted Medical Care
- Medical Care, Unwanted
- Medical Cares, Unwanted
- Unwanted Medical Cares
- Preference Misdiagnosis
- Misdiagnoses, Preference
- Misdiagnosis, Preference
- Preference Misdiagnoses
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 2015 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2017 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2018 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2019 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2020 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Medical Overuse" by people in Profiles.
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Barry K, Slawson DC, Shaughnessy AF. Evidence to Avoid Overtesting and Overuse in Diabetes Mellitus and Other Diseases. Am Fam Physician. 2020 11 15; 102(10):583-584.
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Duwayri YM, Woo K, Aiello FA, Adams JG, Ryan PC, Tracci MC, Hurie J, Davies MG, Shutze WP, McDevitt D, Lum YW, Sideman M, Zwolak RM. The Society for Vascular Surgery Alternative Payment Model Task Force report on opportunities for value-based reimbursement in care for patients with peripheral artery disease. J Vasc Surg. 2021 04; 73(4):1404-1413.e2.
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Tjia J, DeSanto-Madeya S, Mazor KM, Han P, Nguyen B, Curran T, Gallagher J, Clayton MF. Nurses' Perspectives on Family Caregiver Medication Management Support and Deprescribing. J Hosp Palliat Nurs. 2019 08; 21(4):312-318.
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Mack DS, Lapane KL. Screening Mammography Among Older Women: A Review of United States Guidelines and Potential Harms. J Womens Health (Larchmt). 2019 06; 28(6):820-826.
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Silva M, Prokop M, Jacobs C, Capretti G, Sverzellati N, Ciompi F, van Ginneken B, Schaefer-Prokop CM, Galeone C, Marchian? A, Pastorino U. Long-Term Active Surveillance of Screening Detected Subsolid Nodules is a Safe Strategy to Reduce Overtreatment. J Thorac Oncol. 2018 10; 13(10):1454-1463.
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Smulowitz PB, Friedman AB, Pines JM. Appropriations for "appropriate" visits: Payment denials for emergency department care. Am J Emerg Med. 2018 08; 36(8):1511-1512.
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Liebschutz JM, Xuan Z, Shanahan CW, LaRochelle M, Keosaian J, Beers D, Guara G, O'Connor K, Alford DP, Parker V, Weiss RD, Samet JH, Crosson J, Cushman PA, Lasser KE. Improving Adherence to Long-term Opioid Therapy Guidelines to Reduce Opioid Misuse in Primary Care: A Cluster-Randomized Clinical Trial. JAMA Intern Med. 2017 09 01; 177(9):1265-1272.
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Polage CR, Gyorke CE, Kennedy MA, Leslie JL, Chin DL, Wang S, Nguyen HH, Huang B, Tang YW, Lee LW, Kim K, Taylor S, Romano PS, Panacek EA, Goodell PB, Solnick JV, Cohen SH. Overdiagnosis of Clostridium difficile Infection in the Molecular Test Era. JAMA Intern Med. 2015 Nov; 175(11):1792-801.