A national intervention to reduce harm by combating overuse of medical services in Saudi Arabia
Choosing Wisely has been very helpful in reducing overuse of low-value health care services in Saudi Arabia. To make the programme sustainable and more effective, there is a need to adopt a comprehensive approach to implementation and involve more stakeholders from within and outside the Ministry of Health.
Authors
- Muna Hassanein (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6324-3507)
- Aeshah Alsagheir (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6143-9506)
- Rawan A Alshahri
Institutions
- Saudi Center for Disease Prevention and Control (SA)
- Ministry of Health (SA)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Eastern Mediterranean Health Journal
- Published
- 2025-03-26
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.26719/2025.31.3.182
- Citations
- 1
- Primary Topic
- Healthcare cost, quality, practices
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 2.82