Abstract
[Extract] There is increasing recognition that more is not always better in medicine and that ‘too much medicine’ is not only associated with unnecessary healthcare expenditure but also potentially harmful to patients. The global Choosing Wisely initiative has drawn attention to the problems of overtesting, overdiagnosis and overtreatment. Overdiagnosis refers to a true‐positive diagnosis of a condition, but where the condition is not associated with any harm and will never cause an event or death of the patient.1 The benign prognosis means there is no benefit of making such a diagnosis, but potential for harm from labelling people as ill and from unnecessary treatments associated with adverse events.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 939-941 |
Number of pages | 3 |
Journal | Respirology |
Volume | 24 |
Issue number | 10 |
Early online date | 17 Jun 2019 |
DOIs |
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Publication status | Published - Oct 2019 |