overtreatment

noun

over·treat·ment ˌō-vər-ˈtrēt-mənt

: treatment that is excessive or too frequent

especially : too much medical treatment

patients subjected to overtreatment due to new screening guidelines

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These estimates may include patients who don’t have Lyme disease, due to variations in clinical practice — for example, physicians treating presumptively, which can lead to overdiagnosis and overtreatment. —

John Drake, Forbes, 12 Dec. 2024 In some cases, additional screenings can lead women to be diagnosed and treated for cancers that would never have bothered them, problems known as overdiagnosis and overtreatment. —

Liz Szabo, NBC News, 12 Oct. 2024 Hg – due to arm position – leading to overdiagnosis or overtreatment, in the form of a new prescription or dose modification. —

Jacqueline Howard, CNN, 7 Oct. 2024 This waste arises from a matrix of administrative complexities, unnecessary overtreatment and lackluster care coordination—all leading to increasing prices without proportionate gains in health. —

Shakeel Ahmed, Forbes, 3 Sep. 2024 See all Example Sentences for overtreatment