Individual states have been addressing the problem of medical malpractice lawsuits in different ways with varying degrees of success. Because medical malpractice premiums are skyrocketing, doctors ...

Changing laws to make it more difficult to sue physicians for medical malpractice may not reduce the amount of "defensive medicine" practiced by physicians, according to a new RAND Corporation study.

Vanderbilt University Medical Center researchers estimate that U.S. orthopaedic surgeons create approximately $2 billion per year in unnecessary health care costs associated with orthopaedic care due ...

Every day, doctors face pressure to choose between practicing defense medicine or trying to lower healthcare costs. Your patient comes in, and even if you think the treatment is 'wait and see,' you ...

The growing threat of complaints has led four in five GPs to practice ‘defensive medicine’ that risks over-diagnosis and medicalisation, a survey reveals. Family doctors said they are more inclined to ...

A new study shows 96 percent of orthopedic surgeons practice defensive medicine with estimated annual costs of more than $2 billion, according to an American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons news ...

Behind most lawsuits against doctors lies a desire to correct past harm and deter future negligence. But malpractice litigation causes harm itself. This harm often persists long after a lawsuit is ...

The overuse of tests and procedures because of fear of malpractice litigation is known as defensive medicine, and researchers recently estimated the cost of defensive medicine on three hospital ...

In this paper we present the costs of defensive medicine in thirty-five clinical specialties to determine whether malpractice liability reforms would greatly reduce health care costs. Defensive ...

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