过度医疗是指医疗机构或医务人员违背临床医学规范和伦理准则,不能为患者真正提高诊治价值,只是徒增医疗资源耗费的诊治行为。或者说,在治疗过程中,不恰当、不规范甚至不道德,脱离患者病情实际而进行的检查、治疗等医疗行为。简单说,过度医疗是超过疾病实际需求的诊断和治疗的行为。这种极不正常但又确实存在,且难以得到根治的现象,不仅加重了患者的医疗负担,给其健康带来种种威胁和 Excessive medical treatment refers to medical institutions or medical personnel in violation of clinical norms and ethical guidelines, can not really improve the diagnosis and treatment of patients with value, but only by medical resources spent on diagnosis and treatment behavior. Or, in the course of treatment, inappropriate, non-standard or even immoral, from the actual condition of the patient’s examination, treatment and other medical behaviors. In short, over-care is the act of diagnosing and treating more than the actual needs of the disease. This extremely abnormal but real existence, which is difficult to be eradicated, not only aggravates the medical burden on patients and poses various threats to their health