Does Defensive Medicine "Work"?Our guest on Healthcare Matters is Anupam B. Jena, MD, PhD, one of the authors of the study Physician spending and subsequent risks of malpractice claims: an observational study, which was published in The BMJ in November 2015. Dr. Jena sat down with Healthcare Matters to discuss the study's results, methods and limitations as well as its implications for research on defensive medicine and healthcare spending. See More
Medical Malpractice Claims and the Doctor-Patient RelationshipOur guest on Healthcare Matters is Anupam B. Jena, MD, PhD, one of the authors of the study Physician spending and subsequent risks of malpractice claims: an observational study, which was published in The BMJ in November 2015. Dr. Jena sat down with Healthcare Matters to discuss the study's results, methods and limitations as well as its implications for research on defensive medicine and healthcare spending. See More
The Link between Physician Spending and Medical Malpractice ClaimsOur guest on Healthcare Matters is Anupam B. Jena, MD, PhD, one of the authors of the study Physician spending and subsequent risks of malpractice claims: an observational study, which was published in The BMJ in November 2015. Dr. Jena sat down with Healthcare Matters to discuss the study's results, methods and limitations as well as its implications for research on defensive medicine and healthcare spending. See More
Could Defensive Medicine Actually Lower Medical Malpractice Claims? Our guest on Healthcare Matters is Anupam B. Jena, MD, PhD, one of the authors of the study Physician spending and subsequent risks of malpractice claims: an observational study, which was published in The BMJ in November 2015. Dr. See More
Fee-for-Service vs. Outcome-Based Models and the Effect on Healthcare CostsOur guest on Healthcare Matters is Anupam B. Jena, MD, PhD, one of the authors of the study Physician spending and subsequent risks of malpractice claims: an observational study, which was published in The BMJ in November 2015. Dr. See More
Physician Spending, Patient Outcomes and Future ResearchOur guest on Healthcare Matters is Anupam B. Jena, MD, PhD, one of the authors of the study Physician spending and subsequent risks of malpractice claims: an observational study, which was published in The BMJ in November 2015. Dr. Jena sat down with Healthcare Matters to discuss the study's results, methods and limitations as well as its implications for research on defensive medicine and healthcare spending. See More
How can we differentiate between defensive medicine and “good” medicine?Our guest on Healthcare Matters is Anupam B. Jena, MD, PhD, one of the authors of the study Physician spending and subsequent risks of malpractice claims: an observational study, which was published in The BMJ in November 2015. Dr. Jena sat down with Healthcare Matters to discuss the study's results, methods and limitations as well as its implications for research on defensive medicine and healthcare spending. See More
Greater Use of Resources vs. Defensive Medicine: What's the Difference?Our guest on Healthcare Matters is Anupam B. Jena, MD, PhD, one of the authors of the study Physician spending and subsequent risks of malpractice claims: an observational study, which was published in The BMJ in November 2015. Dr. See More
Healthcare Matters sits down with Richard Anderson MD, FACP, Chairman and CEO of The Doctors Company, in the episode The State of Defensive Medicine. We discuss the practice of defensive medicine and how much it costs the healthcare delivery system annually. Dr. Anderson also shares his views on alternative dispute resolution strategies, California’s MICRA tort reforms and whether it’s possible for the healthcare delivery system to completely cease the practice of defensive medicine. See More