ArticleBMJ open2018
Medical overuse in the Iranian healthcare system: a systematic review protocol.
Article in BMJ open, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 10 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.
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10 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 19 citations in OpenAlex.
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- Medical Overuse in the Iranian Healthcare System: A Systematic Scoping Review and Practical Recommendations for Decreasing Medical Overuse During Unexpected COVID-19 Pandemic Opportunity.Risk management and healthcare policy · 2020Article
- Using the Methodology of Systematic Review of Reviews for Evidence-Based Medicine.Ethiopian journal of health sciences · 2019Article
- How to Report Systematic Review Studies; A Critical Review of Some Methodological Issues and Recommendations to Consider When Conducting These Studies.Bulletin of emergency and trauma · 2019Article
- Assessing Preparedness of Non-Hospital Health Centers to Provide Primary Emergency Care; A Systematic Review.Bulletin of emergency and trauma · 2019Review
- Balancing Overuse and Underuse in the Iranian Healthcare System: A Force Field Theory Analysis.Ethiopian journal of health sciences · 2019Article
- Policy package for preventing overuse and underuse of health care services in the Iranian health care system: A study protocol.Medical journal of the Islamic Republic of Iran · 2019Article
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4 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.
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Abstract
introductionLack of resources is one of the main problems of all healthcare systems. Recent studies have shown that reducing the overuse of medical services plays an important role in reducing healthcare system costs. Overuse of medical services is a major problem in the healthcare system, and it threatens the quality of the services, can harm patients and create excess costs for patients. So far, few studies have been conducted in this regard in Iran. The main objective of this systematic review is to perform an inclusive search for studies that report overuse of medical services in the Iranian healthcare system. METHOD AND ANALYSIS: An extensive search of the literature will be conducted in six databases including PubMed, Embase, Scopus, Web of Science, Cochrane and Scientific Information Database using a comprehensive search strategy to identify studies on overuse of medical care. The search will be done without time limit until the end of 2017, completed by reference tracking, author tracking and expert consultation. The search will be conducted on 1 February 2018. Any study that reports an overuse in a service based on a specific standard will be included in the study. Two reviewers will screen the articles based on the title, abstract and full text, and extract data about type of service, clinical area and overuse rate. Quality appraisal will be assessed using the Joanna Briggs Institute checklist. Potential discrepancies will be resolved by consulting a third author. ETHICS AND DISSEMINATION: Recommendations will be made to the Iranian MOHME (Ministry of Health and Medical Education) in order to make better evidence-based decisions about medical services in the future. PROSPERO REGISTRATION NUMBER: CRD42017075481.
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