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inappropriate care Care which, according to the RAND Corporation, is defined as '…that for which the expected risks or negative effects significantly exceed the expected benefits for the average patient with a specific
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They identified cases outside the normal recovery guidelines and worked to remediate inappropriate care plans. The Institute of Medicine recently identified three areas in which the health-care system, in general, and hospitals and their staff, in specific, often fall short: the use of unnecessary or inappropriate care (too many antibiotics), underused of effective care (too few immunizations or Pap smears), and shortcomings in technical and interpersonal skills . Avoiding unnecessary, expensive and inappropriate care must be the first priority in any health care change — and it begins with you and your physician. |
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