Wasting resources in health care – unnecessary hospitalisations and over-medicalisation
The health workers’ or the health systems’ fault? Evidence from Romania and Tajikistan and implications for global health
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 19552334 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Sophie Jullien (0000-0001-5587-626X, World Health Organization Regional Office for Europe), Susanne Carai (0000-0002-7851-1746, Witten/Herdecke University) |
| Year | 2023 |
| Volume | 13 |
| Pages | 03018-03018 |
| Publication date | 2023-05-05 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Journal of Global Health (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 2047-2978 • E-ISSN: 2047-2986 |
| Publisher | International Society of Global Health (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.7189/jogh.13.03018 |
| PMID | 37141528 |
| OpenAlex | W4368617559 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 2 |
| References cited | 4 |
Quality of care is a key element of universal health coverage [1]. The World Health Organization (WHO) defines it as the degree to which health services increase the likelihood of desired health outcomes; health care should be effective, safe, people-centred, timely, equitable, integrated, and efficient [1,2]. Waste in health care is any activity that does [...]
Economic growth · Environmental health · Global health · Health care · MEDLINE · Political science · Public health · Wasting · Global Health Care Issues · Global Maternal and Child Health · Healthcare Systems and Reforms · Medicine · Nursing
| Citations per year | 2 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2026 - 2026 (1) |
| Highly cited | No |