Study: Research Limited On Costs, Inefficiencies Linked To Healthcare Overuse.

Modern Healthcare  (1/24, McKinney, Subscription Publication) reports on an Archives of Internal Medicine article  , which said that "despite concerns about the high cost and inefficiency associated with the overuse of healthcare, research is limited and often addresses only a few medical interventions." The authors explained that "most studies measure overuse of antibiotics for upper respiratory infections, coronary artery bypass grafting, coronary angiography and carotid endarterectomy," and "emphasized the need for better guidelines on a wider range of healthcare interventions as a way to boost research on overuse, particularly in areas such as preventive diagnostic services."