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1. www.who.int › news-room › fact-sheetsPatient safety - World Health Organization (WHO)

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   Sep 11, 2023 · With a global rate of 0.14% (increasing by 0.06% each year), health care-associated infections result in extended duration of hospital stays, long-standing disability, increased antimicrobial resistance, additional financial burden on patients, families and health systems, and avoidable deaths (8). Sepsis.

2. pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov › articles › PMC7747436The Pitfalls of Overtreatment: Why More Care is not ...

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   Overtreatment refers to interventions that do not benefit the patient, or where the risk of harm from the intervention is likely to outweigh any benefit the patient will receive. It can account for up to 30% of health care costs, and is increasingly ...

3. www.cdc.gov › pcd › issuesHealth Care Industry Insights: Why the Use of Preventive ...

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   Mar 14, 2019 · Clinical preventive strategies are available for many chronic diseases; these strategies include intervening before disease occurs (primary prevention), detecting and treating disease at an early stage (secondary prevention), and managing disease to slow or stop its progression (tertiary prevention).

   • Author: Susan Levine, Erin Malone, Akaki Lekiachvili, Peter Briss

   • Publish Year: 2019

4. sitemate.com › safety › medical-treatment-caseMedical treatment case definition, examples and helpful info

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   The definition of a medical treatment injury or medical treatment case is when a workplace injury, illness or disease resulted in a certain level of treatment given by a physician or other medical personnel under the standing orders of a physician.

5. journalofethics.ama-assn.org › articleThe Pharmaceutical Industry's Role in Defining Illness

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   The pharmaceutical industry's influence on the process of defining illness can be positive, as when drug companies increase public awareness of disease and develop effective therapies, or negative, if it pushes the boundaries of illness too far in pursuit of profit.

   • Author: Elizabeth A. Kitsis

   • Publish Year: 2011

6. www.mentalcapacitylawandpolicy.org.ukCalibrating the definition of ill-treatment by reference to ...

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   Oct 25, 2024 · The Cambridge Dictionary gives the following definition: “the act of treating someone badly, especially by being violent or by not taking care of them”. The Collins Dictionary gives the following definition: “harsh or cruel treatment”.

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   What is a medical treatment injury?

   • The definition of a medical treatment injury or medical treatment case is when a workplace injury, illness or disease resulted in a certain level of treatment given by a physician or other medical personnel under the standing orders of a physician.

   Medical treatment case definition, examples and helpful info - Sitemate

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   How does the pharmaceutical industry define illness?

   • The pharmaceutical industry develops, manufactures, and sells drugs. Defining illness is not its mission. Generally, the medications produced by drug companies target diseases that have been defined previously by the medical profession. However, there are several indirect ways in which the industry contributes to the definition of illness.

   The Pharmaceutical Industry's Role in Defining Illness

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   What does bad treatment mean?

   • For example, the Oxford English Dictionary gives the following definition: “bad or unfavourable treatment; rough handling; harsh or unsympathetic feelings”. The Cambridge Dictionary gives the following definition: “the act of treating someone badly, especially by being violent or by not taking care of them”.

   Calibrating the definition of ill-treatment by reference to the victim

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   What does “ill-treatment” mean?

   • They also submit that the various dictionary meanings of the term “ill-treatment” are so broad that, without further assistance, the jury may have applied a meaning which was so broad that it would unacceptably cover conduct which ought not to be regarded as criminal.

   Calibrating the definition of ill-treatment by reference to the victim

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   Should healthcare providers be paid to treat or prevent disease?

   • Currently, most providers, including hospitals and physicians, are paid to treat rather than to prevent disease. Payers have the potential to increase utilization of preventive services with value-based payment models and contractual requirements that include reporting on preventive health quality measures.

   Health Care Industry Insights: Why the Use of Preventive Services Is

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   How many people are harmed during medical treatment in high income countries?

   • At the same time, one in ten patients is harmed during medical treatment in high income countries. These are just some of the highlights from Delivering Quality Health Services – a Global Imperative for Universal Health Coverage.

   Low quality healthcare is increasing the burden of illness and health

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8. www.who.int › news › itemLow quality healthcare is increasing the burden of illness ...

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   Jul 5, 2018 · The report also highlights that sickness associated with poor quality health care imposes additional expenditure on families and health systems. There has been some progress in improving quality, for example in survival rates for cancer and cardiovascular disease.