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Bad Medicine: Defensiveness [PDF]

British Journal of General Practice, 2017
Doctors know the streets of the NHS and all the rat runs. They know how to jump the queue or just ‘phone a friend’ to gain preferential treatment. And our organisations, like the GMC and the BMA, even affirm this two-tier system by offering staff private health care. Doctors might use the NHS, but certainly not like normal NHS patients. Doctors live in
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Defensive Surgery - a New Under-Recognized Reality among Surgeons? [PDF]

Modern Medicine, 2019
In recent years, the number of medical litigations is increasing and defensive medicine becomes a widespread approach among physicians all over the world.
BOGDAN SOCEA, OVIDIU GABRIEL BRATU, ALEXANDU CONSTANTIN CARAP, TIBERIU PAUL NEAGU, DUMITRU CRISTINEL BADIU, DAN NICOLAE PADURARU, MIHAI DIMITRIU, VLAD DENIS CONSTANTIN   +7 more
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Health transformation project and defensive medicine practice among neurosurgeons in Turkey. [PDF]

PLoS ONE, 2014
The term "Defensive" medicine was coined in the early 1970's and has been an important topic of scientific investigation and professional debate ever since.The aim of this study was to investigate the characteristics of defensive medicine, its reasons ...
Ihsan Solaroglu, Yusuf Izci, H Gokce Yeter, M Mert Metin, G Evren Keles   +4 more
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Defensive medicine in Israel - a nationwide survey. [PDF]

PLoS ONE, 2012
BACKGROUND: Defensive medicine is the practice of diagnostic or therapeutic measures conducted primarily as a safeguard against possible malpractice liability.
Elad Asher, Sari Greenberg-Dotan, Jonathan Halevy, Shimon Glick, Haim Reuveni   +4 more
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A reverse-engineered pitch on defensive versus evidence-based medical technology: Liability risk and electronic fetal monitoring in low-risk births [PDF]

Contabilitate şi Informatică de Gestiune, 2023
This pitching research letter (PRL) describes the application of the pitching research template introduced by Faff (2015, 2021) to a reverse-engineering process in the practice of electronic fetal monitoring (EFM) as a form of defensive medicine with ...
Elizabeth Yong, Kun Hing Yong
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Malpractice liability and defensive medicine: a national survey of neurosurgeons. [PDF]

PLoS ONE, 2012
BACKGROUND: Concern over rising healthcare expenditures has led to increased scrutiny of medical practices. As medical liability and malpractice risk rise to crisis levels, the medical-legal environment has contributed to the practice of defensive ...
Brian V Nahed, Maya A Babu, Timothy R Smith, Robert F Heary   +3 more
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Evaluation of Physicians' Views on Defensive Medicine Practices [PDF]

Eurasian Journal of Family Medicine
Aim: Defensive medical applications are defined as medical behaviors of physicians to avoid malpractice cases. This study aims to evaluate physicians' views on defensive medicine practices.
Zerrin Gamsizkan, Mehmet Ali SUngur, Eda Celik Guzel   +2 more
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Predictors of Defensive Practices among Italian Psychiatrists: Additional Findings from a National Survey

Medicina, 2023
Background: Defensive medicine is characterized by medical decisions made primarily as a precaution against potential malpractice claims. For psychiatrists, professional responsibility encompasses not only the appropriateness of diagnosis and treatment ...
Donato Morena, Nicola Di Fazio, Pasquale Scognamiglio, Giuseppe Delogu, Benedetta Baldari, Luigi Cipolloni, Paola Frati, Vittorio Fineschi   +7 more
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Ethics in health care: The practice of defensive medicine

South African Family Practice, 2014
Defensive medicine is the practice of diagnostic or therapeutic measures that are conducted primarily as a safeguard against possible malpractice liability, rather than to ensure the health of the patient.
G.A. Ogunbanjo, D. Knapp van Bogaert
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Defensive medicine in surgical disciplines: attitudes and practices among faculty and residents at Iran University of Medical Sciences

Journal of Medical Ethics and History of Medicine
Defensive medicine, driven by fear of litigation, increases healthcare costs and physician stress, particularly in high-risk specialties such as surgery.
Maisam Fahimi, Soheila Sayad, Mahshad Noroozi, Ehsan Shamsi Gooshki, Seyed Yahya Zarghami, Aidin Shahrezaei, Mina Forouzandeh   +6 more
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