Defensive medicine in Danish general practice. Types of defensive actions and reasons for practicing defensively [PDF]
Scandinavian Journal of Primary Health Care, 2021 Objective To examine the occurrence of and types of defensive medicine (DM), and the reasons for practicing DM in general practice. Design Prospective survey registration of consecutive consultations regarding defensive medicine defined as: Actions that ...
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How defensive medicine is defined and understood in European medical literature: protocol for a systematic review [PDF]
BMJ Open, 2020 IntroductionThe term defensive medicine, referring to actions motivated primarily by litigious concerns, originates from the USA and has been used in medical research literature since the late 1960s.
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The effects of loving-kindness meditation on doctors’ communication anxiety, trust, calling and defensive medicine practice [PDF]
BioPsychoSocial MedicineObjective The study investigated the effects of loving-kindness meditation (LKM) on doctors’ communication anxiety, trust, calling, and defensive medicine practice.
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The influence of fears of perceived legal consequences on general practitioners’ practice in relation to defensive medicine – a cross-sectional survey in Germany [PDF]
BMC Primary CareBackground Medical decisions are influenced by a variety of factors also by legal requirements and feelings of uncertainty, which results in the term defensive medicine.
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The current state of defensive medicine and its association with empathy: a cross-sectional study among graduate students in Guangxi, China [PDF]
BMC Medical EducationBackground Defensive medicine arises partly from strained physician–patient relationships and concerns related to medico-legal issues. While most existing research has focused on practicing physicians, relatively little is known about defensive medicine ...
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Defensive Medicine in an Emergency Department: The Overuse of High-Sensitivity Cardiac Troponin I Testing [PDF]
LifeIntroduction: Cardiac troponin I is routinely measured in patients with suspected acute coronary syndrome. However, when a high-sensitivity cardiac troponin I (hs-cTnI) test is ordered without a clear clinical indication, unexpectedly elevated levels can
Mohammed Hani Sayyad +15 more
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Defensive Medicine: A Case and Review of Its Status and Possible Solutions [PDF]
Clinical Practice and Cases in Emergency Medicine, 2019 Malpractice liability systems exist, in part, to provide compensation for medical malpractice, corrective justice for those injured by it, and to incentivize quality care by punishing substandard care.
Eric D. Katz
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The Chinese version of Defensive Medicine Scale (DMS): reliability and validity test among physicians [PDF]
BMC PsychologyBackground Physicians are inclined to resort to defensive medicine (DM) for self-protection due to the increasing potential risk of medical litigation. DM is globally prevalent and has become an impediment to the development of healthcare. However, there
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Defensive medicine in primary health care [PDF]
Scandinavian Journal of Primary Health Care, 2018 Jesper Lykkegaard +3 more
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