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00925njm 22002777a 4500 dc Coll Benejam, Josep Maria author Bravo-Toledo, Rafael author Pilar Marcos-Calvo, Maria author Pilar Astier-Pena, Maria author 2018-11 The medical activity displays a set of skills aimed at improving the health status of people. In this way, diagnoses are made, choices of tests and treatments are made, and decisions are made about what to do and what not to do that affect the lives of patients. In this article, we propose a reflection on over diagnosis and over treatment in relation to the factors that promote it and the impact they have on society, on the functioning of the health system and also directly on patients. Finally, we make some proposals on how to address this overuse considering that primary care is a privileged place to adapt and minimize the impact of the actions of the health system on the health of citizens and reduce the incidents of patient safety linked to the over diagnosis and inappropriate use of tests and treatments that do not add value to the health of patients. Coll Benejam JM, Bravo-Toledo R, Marcos-Calvo MP, Astier-Pena MP. Impact of over diagnosis and over treatment on the patient, the health system and society. Aten Prim. 2018 Nov;50(Suppl 2):86-95. 10.1016/j.aprim.2018.08.004 1578-1275 0212-6567 Atencion Primaria http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.13003/17277 30563626 L2001292323 2-s2.0-85056645723 https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12105/22509 455490200012 Overdiagnosis Overtreatment Patient safety Quaternary prevention Healthcare system Impact of over diagnosis and over treatment on the patient, the health system and society