The Impact of Defensive Medicine: Key Insights in Our Infographic
Defensive medicine is notoriously hard to quantify, with estimates of its cost to the U.S. healthcare system ranging between $46 billion and $850 billion. Yet, it is a pervasive part of the medical system. To complement the Healthcare Matters interview series, The State of Defensive Medicine, featuring Richard E. Anderson, MD, FACP, Chairman and CEO […]
The State of Defensive Medicine, Part I: Defining “Defensive Medicine” and why it’s a violation of the doctor/patient relationship.
Richard E. Anderson, MD, FACP, the Chairman and CEO of The Doctors Company, recently appeared on Healthcare Matters to discuss his views on the problem of defensive medicine. In the first of a series of videos, Dr. Anderson defines defensive medicine as “A test, procedure, or therapy that is ordered by a physician primarily to […]
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