According to the Agency for Healthcare Research (AHRQ), problems of quality care are divided into five groups. The "overuse of service" refers to:
1. Conservative treatment practices
2. Patient safety issues and how disability and mortality can be reduced
3. Disparities of quality
4. The ordering of unnecessary tests, surgeries, and treatments
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The "overuse of service" group in the AHRQ problems of quality of care refers to the ordering of unnecessary tests, surgeries, and treatments.
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