It is becoming more obvious that the current healthcare system in high-income countries is not working and the cost of healthcare continues to increase. This viewpoint has been validated by a recent landmark report commissioned by The Lancet journal and conducted by 27 international specialists revealed:
- 57% of patients in China use inappropriate antibiotics
- 16 to 70% inappropriate hysterectomies were conducted in the United States
- 20% inappropriate hysterectomies were conducted in the Taiwan
- 13% inappropriate hysterectomies were conducted in the Switzerland
- 26% inappropriate total knee replacement rates occurred in Spain
- 34% inappropriate total knee replacement rates occurred in the United States
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