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Understanding Medical Malpractice Insurance: A Primer [PDF]
, 2006 Analyzes the causes of and potential solutions to address malpractice crises, and discusses how medical malpractice insurance works, why premiums change, and what can be done about ...
Michelle M. Mello
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Cardiac Catheterization and Defensive Medicine
AMA Journal of Ethics, 2010 Improved patient-physician communication is the only ethically risk-free kind of defensive medicine. Virtual Mentor is a monthly bioethics journal published by the American Medical Association.
Crystal E, Brown, David R, Brush
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Diagnostic error reduction in the United States and Italy through the intervention of diagnostic management teams [PDF]
, 2018 A major challenge to most countries is the growing cost of healthcare. The cost of laboratory testing is approximately 3% of the total clinical costs.
Adriana Berumen Velazquez +2 more
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The role of caesarean section in modern Obstetrics
Journal of Pediatric and Neonatal Individualized Medicine, 2012 Caesarean section (CS) is a safe obstetric surgical procedure that contributes to reducing maternal and perinatal mortality and morbidity. Nevertheless, its advantages do not justify its continuous increase. During the last few years an average of 35% of
Alessandra Meloni +9 more
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Awareness of quaternary prevention and defensive attitudes among family physicians
Turkish Journal of Family PracticeObjective: The aim of this study was to assess family physicians awareness of the concept of quaternary prevention and their attitudes towards defensive medicine.
Muhammed Tosun +2 more
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Birth in Italy between outcomes, appropriateness and responsibility
Journal of Pediatric and Neonatal Individualized Medicine, 2014 Maternal mortality and morbidity related to perinatal events are increasingly rare in advanced countries. Maternal death events represent an indicator of the overall health and development conditions of a country.
Giuseppe Ettore +3 more
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International Journal of Clinical PracticeConclusion: Defensive medicine is common among Turkish OB/GYNs, driven by malpractice fears. The study highlights the need for improved support systems, better legal protections, and educational interventions to address defensive practices and reduce ...
O. Gunenc +6 more
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Ordering CT pulmonary angiography to exclude pulmonary embolism: defense versus evidence in the emergency room [PDF]
, 2018 Purpose: To identify reasons for ordering computed tomography pulmonary angiography (CTPA), to identify the frequency of reasons for CTPA reflecting defensive behavior and evidence-based behavior, and to identify the impact of defensive medicine and of ...
Buatsi, Janet +6 more
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