Abstracts by keywords: medicalization
Systematic reviews show the multitude of medical interventions that are provided worldwide despite having little to no benefit to patients and sometimes doing more harm than good (Morgan et al. 2019, Brownlee et al. 2017). Studies estimate that around a third of all patients receive medical services that are probably unnecessary, ineffective or even harmful (Ellen et al. 2018). A significant proportion of health spending in OECD countries has no benefit, is wasted and can even cause harm (OECD 2017). In its most recent report, the Advisory Council for the Health Care System once again points to over-, under- and incorrect care and corresponding control deficits in the German health care system (SVR, 2018). As part of the analyzes carried out by the Bertelsmann Foundation's Health Fact Check, significant regional differences were repeatedly identified. These differences are often constant over years and indicate regionally different supply structures, care habits and insufficient evidence-based care and possible overprovision (Bertelsmann Stiftung 2015).