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In defense of defensive forensic medicine

Journal of Forensic and Legal Medicine, 2013
Defensive medicine comes into play when health professional conducts tests or procedures with a concern over liability, rather than its need. It’s highly emphasized by Dr Alan Woodward, Vice Chairman of committee on Professional liability of Massachusetts Medical Society (MMS).
Munawwar, Husain   +4 more
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Defensive Medicine

2021
Abstract “Defensive Medicine: A Response to the Legal Response?” discusses the origins, meaning, purposes, and uncertain existence of defensive medicine. The concept has been most useful for those promoting changes in the law to economically benefit the healthcare industry.
Michael J. Saks, Stephan Landsman
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Reevaluating Reports of Defensive Medicine

Journal of Health Politics, Policy and Law, 2015
Abstract There is ongoing policy debate about the potential for malpractice liability reform to reduce the use of defensive medicine and slow the growth of health care spending. The effectiveness of such policy levers hinges on the degree to which physicians respond to liability pressures by prescribing medically unnecessary care.
Katherine, Baicker   +2 more
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Thoughts on „defensive” medicine

Orvosi Hetilap, 2007
„Önvédelmi” orvostan kifejezés alatt azt a torz diagnosztikus és terápiás orvosi magatartást értjük, amikor az orvos az egzisztenciáját, munkáját érintő fenyegetettség miatt egyes beavatkozásokat nem mer elvégezni, másrészt „túlbiztosítja” magát és felesleges vizsgálatokat végeztet belső bizonytalansága, a beteg bizalmatlansága vagy az ellenséges ...
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Complaints, shame and defensive medicine

BMJ Quality & Safety, 2011
While the complaints process is intended to improve healthcare, some doctors appear to practise defensive medicine after receiving a complaint. This response occurs in countries that use a tort-based medicolegal system as well as in countries with less professional liability.
Wayne, Cunningham, Hamish, Wilson
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Defensive Medicine Disdained

JAMA: The Journal of the American Medical Association, 1975
On a recent Saturday evening at St James Hospital, Chicago Heights, Ill, Drs Norman R. Brill, Branislav M. Dragisic, Aaron B. Gerber, and Clifford W. Smith, together with their surgical team, battled unfavorable odds and rescued me from a ruptured abdominal aortic aneurysm, complicated by free rupture into the peritoneal cavity and shock before surgery.
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[Defensive Medicine: Defensive Medicine: Overview of the literature].

Igiene e sanita pubblica, 2016
A literature review was performed on the subject of defensive medicine, in order to gather information and evidence for identifying a shared definition of this phenomenon, identify its causes, quantify its frequency and its economic impact.Results show that defensive medicine is primarily the result of medical professionals adapting to the pressure of ...
PANELLA, Massimiliano   +5 more
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Sports Medicine: The Defensible ‘Alternative’

The Physician and Sportsmedicine, 1999
It is popular among modern scholars in the humanities to describe "myths" or "metaphors" that guide our lives and actions. The corporate literature calls these "paradigms." Whatever the terminology, people more or less consciously use these types of mental structures to interpret events, set priorities, and interact with others.
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Defensive Medicine

Karnataka Journal of Surgery
Defensive medicine is increasingly being practiced. In the west medical malpractice litigations are the main reasons for it. Where as in India physical assault on the doctors is an added cause for it. Defensive medicine manifests in various forms. It has adverse effects on the health economics and quality of health care.
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