Search results for "Defensive medicine"
More than a quarter of orders by hospitalists are at least partially defensive, study finds
About 28% of orders for services at 3 hospitals were judged by the hospitalists who ordered them to be at least partially defensive, a new study found.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2014/09/24/4.htm
24 Sep 2014
Malpractice and syncope, heart failure and fracking
Research summaries from ACP Hospitalist Weekly.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2021/03/in-the-news.htm
15 Mar 2021
Local rate of malpractice claims linked to admissions of low-risk patients with syncope
For every 1 in 100,000-person increase in the physician malpractice claims rate, there was an increase of 6.7% in the hospital admission rate among patients with lower-risk syncope, representing an estimated $102 million in extra costs, a recent study found.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2020/12/23/5.htm
23 Dec 2020
In the News
Defensive orders, arterial catheters in mechanically ventilated ICU patients, advanced practice providers, and more.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2014/12/itn.htm
15 Dec 2014
Fear of malpractice suits prompts more tests, emergency referrals
Medicare patients received more diagnostic tests and referrals to the emergency department when treated by physicians who worry more about malpractice liability, a study found.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2013/08/14/5.htm
14 Aug 2013
Journal watch
Recent studies about acute MI reperfusion times, cardiac resynchronization therapy, and and other topics.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2008/01/journal.htm
15 Jan 2008
Recent Research
Probiotics for Clostridium difficile, readmission risk after percutaneous coronary intervention, and more.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2013/11/rr.htm
15 Nov 2013
More things you shouldn't do
Folate levels and 24-hour monitoring after switching from IV to oral antibiotics were among the topics covered.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2014/05/non-evidence-based-medicine.htm
15 May 2014