Family doctors said they are more inclined to prescribe certain medicines, refer patients to specialists or spend longer ...

Nearly eight out of ten general practitioners are admitting to altering their medical practices and deviating from standard care to avoid patient complaints or regulatory referrals, a new survey ...

The growing threat of complaints has led four in five GPs to practise 'defensive medicine' that risks over-diagnosis and over-medicalisation, a survey reveals. Family doctors said they are more ...

Behind most lawsuits against doctors lies a desire to correct past harm and deter future negligence. But malpractice litigation causes harm itself. This harm often persists long after a lawsuit is ...

In this paper we present the costs of defensive medicine in thirty-five clinical specialties to determine whether malpractice liability reforms would greatly reduce health care costs. Defensive ...