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Defensive medicine $1.4B in mass.(POLICY & PRACTICE)(Brief article)
Defensive medicine--physicians ordering tests, procedures, referrals, hospitalizations, or prescriptions because of fear of being sued--is widespread and adds a minimum of $1.4 billion per year to the cost of health care in Massachusetts, according to a physician survey conducted by the Massachusetts Medical Society. The physicians' group said that defensive practices also reduce access to care and may be unsafe for patients. The survey queried nearly 900 physicians in eight specialties between November 2007 ...
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