"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 | 1 | 2 |
| 2016 | 0 | 4 | 4 |
| 2017 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 2018 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 2019 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2020 | 2 | 3 | 5 |
| 2021 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2025 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Medical Overuse" by people in Profiles.
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Stockholm3 Versus Prostate-specific Antigen in Prostate Cancer Screening: 9-year Outcomes Demonstrating Improved Detection of Aggressive Cancers and Reduced Overdiagnosis from the STHLM3 Trial. Eur Urol. 2026 Jan; 89(1):82-90.
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Reducing harm from overuse of healthcare. BMJ. 2022 12 07; 379:o2787.
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Inappropriate use of clinical practices in Canada: a systematic review. CMAJ. 2022 02 28; 194(8):E279-E296.
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Physician-Driven Discretionary Utilization: Measuring Overuse and Choosing Wisely. J Hosp Med. 2021 02; 16(2):125.
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Establishment and Implementation of Evidence-Based Opioid Prescribing Guidelines in Cardiac Surgery. Ann Thorac Surg. 2021 10; 112(4):1176-1185.
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Preventing COPD Readmissions Under the Hospital Readmissions Reduction Program: How Far Have We Come? Chest. 2021 03; 159(3):996-1006.
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A Clinical Reminder Order Check Intervention to Improve Guideline-concordant Imaging Practices for Men With Prostate Cancer: A Pilot Study. Urology. 2020 11; 145:113-119.
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Universal molecular Clostridioides difficile screening and overtreatment in solid organ transplant recipients. Transpl Infect Dis. 2020 Oct; 22(5):e13375.
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De-implementing wisely: developing the evidence base to reduce low-value care. BMJ Qual Saf. 2020 05; 29(5):409-417.
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Controversies in diagnosis: contemporary debates in the diagnostic safety literature. Diagnosis (Berl). 2020 01 28; 7(1):3-9.