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Defensive Medicine Study: Cancer Patients Make Clinically Inappropriate Demands In Only 1% Of Encounters

March 16, 2015

One of the arguments often raised in support of imposing restrictive tort reforms on medical malpractice victims is that doctors are forced to practice “defensive medicine” otherwise (that is, doctors order medical tests that are not medically necessary in order to avoid medical malpr[...]

Recent Study Questions True Costs Of Defensive Medicine

September 26, 2014

One of the medical industry’s favorite arguments for medical malpractice reforms that insulate negligent medical providers from liability for the harms they cause to medical malpractice victims who are not adequately compensated for their devastating injuries due to limits (caps) on damage[...]

Physician Opinions Regarding Medical Malpractice Tort Reform

December 5, 2012

The results of an online survey of the opinions of 1,548 physicians throughout the United States that was conducted between August 31, 2012 and October 31, 2012 regarding medical malpractice tort reform measures that was published on December 4, 2012 found that 75% of the respondents claimed that [...]

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Defensive Medicine Study: Cancer Patients Make Clinically Inappropriate Demands In Only 1% Of Encounters

Recent Study Questions True Costs Of Defensive Medicine

Physician Opinions Regarding Medical Malpractice Tort Reform

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