ReviewMedical journal of the Islamic Republic of Iran2023
Presenting a Comprehensive Definition of Unnecessary Healthcare Services and Their Drivers: A Systematic Review and Meta-synthesis.
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- Linking clinical documentation deficiencies to insurance reimbursement losses: a data quality perspective.BMC health services research · 2026Article
- Physicians' Attitudes Toward Unnecessary Medical Services: Ethical and Systemic Challenges in Fourth Level Prevention - Tehran 2024.Medical journal of the Islamic Republic of Iran · 2026Article
- [Regulation of health care financing and delivery: analytic contributions from the perspective of industrial organization and the selection dilemmaRegulação do financiamento e da oferta de serviços de saúde: contribuições analíticas a partir da perspectiva da organização industrial e o dilema da seleção].Revista panamericana de salud publica = Pan American journal of public health · 2026Article
- Shifts in total medical expenses by health coverage changes among the low-income, medically vulnerable population in South Korea.Environmental health and preventive medicine · 2025Article
- Rethinking Hospital Sustainability: Circular Economy and Health Literacy Comment on "A Review of the Applicability of Current Green Practices in Healthcare Facilities".International journal of health policy and management · 2025Article
- Counting the Cost of Pins and Needles: A Case Study of Paresthesias and the Cost of Healthcare in the United States.Cureus · 2024Article
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Abstract
Background: Providing unnecessary healthcare services is a major common problem in every health system. The scope and cause of healthcare services must be identified in order to be managed and controlled. Finding the most complete definition of the problem and its causes are the goals of this meta-synthesis. Methods: A comprehensive search strategy was performed using a wide range of keywords and databases. Based on the defined inclusion and exclusion criteria, 22 articles were selected for content analysis and meta-synthesis. The Graneheim and Lundman method was used for content analysis. The MAXQDA software Version 18.2.0 was used for the first round of content analysis. Content analysis and meta-synthesis were used to comprehensively define the term "unnecessary healthcare services" and find the etiologic factors driving healthcare providers to unnecessary healthcare services. Results: The term "unnecessary healthcare services" is defined as "overproviding healthcare services that could be harmful, low-value, insufficient, and inappropriate." The etiologic pattern of unnecessary healthcare services shows intrinsic and extrinsic factors as a driving force for unnecessary healthcare services. Conclusion: A multilayer strategy for efficient management and prevention of unnecessary healthcare services is appropriate due to the multifaceted character of these services. This approach consists of the modification of the intrinsic factors and extrinsic drivers.
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