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Defensive medicine amounts to a quarter of surgeons' practice costs
Although the total cost of defensive medicine in the United States remains difficult to pin down, a recent study suggests that orthopedic surgeons are responsible for about $2 billion of the annual
Specialist referrals doubled over decade
Physician referrals to specialists have roughly doubled during the past decade, reveals a study published in the Jan. 23 issue of the Archives of Internal Medicine. Although the increase in referrals
Bill aims to reduce the rampant practice of defensive medicine
Although it may seem like ‘everyone' is practicing defensive medicine to avoid lawsuits, research from Jackson Healthcare reveals telling exceptions to the trend. Most recently, the healthcare
Using malpractice claims data to dodge mistakes
Physicians who study malpractice claims data can keep history from repeating itself. Or at least that's the theory behind a growing number of programs that use malpractice-claims data for educational
Defensive medicine epidemic costs billions in dollars, untold expense to physician-patient relationship
Physicians are nearly unanimous in their opinions that the practice of defensive medicine not only runs rampant throughout all specialties, but that tort reform is needed to decrease malpractice
