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 ...

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 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 ...

A study conducted by the University of Connecticut Health Center and the Massachusetts Medical Society showed that the cost of defensive medicine — tests, procedures, referrals, hospitalizations, or ...

More than three-fourths of neurosurgeons practice some form of defensive medicine out of fear of malpractice lawsuits, according to an article in the February issue of Neurosurgery, the official ...

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 ...

Clinicians are increasingly performing “defensive medicine,” according to results of a recent survey (Arch Intern Med. 2010;170:1081-1083). The survey asked more than 1,200 physicians in various ...

At a time when healthcare leaders are debating physician burnout, administrative burden, healthcare spending, and patient safety, these kinds of data points are useful reminders that malpractice is ...

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 Gazette offers audio versions of articles using Instaread. Some words may be mispronounced. There's reason to question whether capping medical malpractice awards would help keep insurance costs in ...