Each year, at least one million unnecessary tests, treatments and procedures are done in Canadian health-care settings. This means hundreds of thousands of Canadians are exposed to potential harm by unnecessary care.
Unnecessary care could be a prescription drug, a diagnostic test or a medical procedure that doesn’t improve a patient’s health outcomes and isn’t backed by the best available evidence. It may also involve risks and harmful side-effects.
In other words, this medical care offers no value to patients and strains resources.
A recent report from the Canadian Institute for Health Information, in partnership with Choosing Wisely Canada, demonstrates how pervasive unnecessary care is across the country and highlights several key examples where changes could benefit patients and the health system.
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