OpenLB
Open Library of Bioscience

Defensive medicine in Europe: a 'full circle'?

Abstract

No abstract text available.

References

1. Berlin, L.: Medical errors, malpractice, and defensive medicine: an ill-fated triad. Diagnosis (Berl) 4(3), 133–139 (2017)
2. Cote, D.J., Karhade, A.V., Larsen, A.M., Castlen, J.P., Smith, T.R.: neurosurgical defensive medicine in Texas and Illinois: a Tale of 2 States. World Neurosurg. 89, 112–120 (2016) [PMID: 26852707]
3. Assing Hvidt, E., Lykkegaard, J., Pedersen, L.B., Pedersen, K.M., Munck, A., Andersen, M.K.: How is defensive medicine understood and experienced in a primary care setting? A qualitative focus group study among Danish general practitioners. BMJ Open 7(12), e019851 (2017) [PMID: 29273671]
4. Agarwal, R., Gupta, A., Gupta, S.: The impact of tort reform on defensive medicine, quality of care, and physician supply: a systematic review. Health Serv. Res. 54(4), 851–859 (2019) [PMID: 30993688]
5. Ramella, S., Mandoliti, G., Trodella, L., D’Angelillo, R.M.: The first survey on defensive medicine in radiation oncology. Radiol. Med. 120(5), 421–429 (2015) [PMID: 25354812]
6. Antoci, A., Fiori Maccioni, A., Russu, P.: The ecology of defensive medicine and malpractice litigation. PLoS One 11(3), e0150523 (2016) [PMID: 26982056]
7. Osti, M., Steyrer, J.: A national survey of defensive medicine among orthopaedic surgeons, trauma surgeons and radiologists in Austria: evaluation of prevalence and context. J. Eval. Clin. Pract. 21(2), 278–284 (2015) [PMID: 25558899]
8. Anderson, R.E.: Billions for defense: the pervasive nature of defensive medicine. Arch. Intern. Med. 159(20), 2399–2402 (1999) [PMID: 10665887]
9. Hermer, L.D., Brody, H.: Defensive medicine, cost containment, and reform. J. Gen. Intern. Med. 25(5), 470–473 (2010) [PMID: 20143176]
10. Lykkegaard, J., Andersen, M.K.K., Nexøe, J., Hvidt, E.A.: Defensive medicine in primary health care. Scand. J. Prim. Health Care 36(3), 225–226 (2018) [PMID: 30088431]
11. Kapp, M.B.: Defensive medicine: no wonder policymakers are confused. Int. J. Risk Saf. Med. 28(4), 213–219 (2016) [PMID: 28582875]
12. Pellino, I.M., Pellino, G.: Consequences of defensive medicine, second victims, and clinical-judicial syndrome on surgeons’ medical practice and on health service. Updates Surg. 67(4), 331–337 (2015) [PMID: 26650202]
13. Yan, S.C., Hulou, M.M., Cote, D.J., Roytowski, D., Rutka, J.T., Gormley, W.B., Smith, T.R.: International defensive medicine in neurosurgery: comparison of Canada, South Africa, and the United States. World Neurosurg. 95, 53–61 (2016) [PMID: 27476695]
14. Ortashi, O., Virdee, J., Hassan, R., Mutrynowski, T., Abu-Zidan, F.: The practice of defensive medicine among hospital doctors in the United Kingdom. BMC Med. Ethics 14, 42 (2013) [PMID: 24168064]
15. Toraldo, D.M., Vergari, U., Toraldo, M.: Medical malpractice, defensive medicine and role of the “media” in Italy. Multidiscip. Respir. Med. 10(1), 12 (2015) [PMID: 26052439]
16. Bishop, T.F., Pesko, M.: Does defensive medicine protect doctors against malpractice claims? BMJ 4(351), h5786 (2015)
17. Yan, S.C., Hulsbergen, A.F.C., Muskens, I.S., van Dam, M., Gormley, W.B., Broekman, M.L.D., Smith, T.R.: Defensive medicine among neurosurgeons in the Netherlands: a national survey. Acta Neurochir. (Wien) 159(12), 2341–2350 (2017)
18. Bean, J.R.: Defensive medicine: a game in which perception trumps Reality. World Neurosurg. 90, 646–647 (2016) [PMID: 26855308]
19. Coates, J.: Defensive medicine. N. Z. Med. J. 115(1160), U144 (2002) [PMID: 12362201]
20. Plebani, M.: Defensive medicine and diagnostic testing. Diagnosis (Berl) 1(2), 151–154 (2014)
21. Prabhu, V.C.: Defensive medicine in neurosurgery. World Neurosurg. 95, 587–589 (2016) [PMID: 27593716]
22. Assing Hvidt, E., Bjørnskov Pedersen, L., Lykkegaard, J., Møller Pedersen, K., Andersen, M.K.: A colonized general practice? A critical habermasian analysis of how general practitioners experience defensive medicine in their everyday working life. Health (London) (2019). https://doi.org/10.1177/1363459319857461 [DOI: 10.1177/1363459319857461]
23. Keren-Paz, T.: Liability regimes, reputation loss, and defensive medicine. Med. Law Rev. 18(3), 363–388 (2010) [PMID: 20702570]
24. Cunningham, W., Wilson, H.: Complaints, shame and defensive medicine. BMJ Qual. Saf. 20(5), 449–452 (2011) [PMID: 21441601]
25. Elli, L., Tenca, A., Soncini, M., Spinzi, G., Buscarini, E., Conte, D.: Defensive medicine practices among gastroenterologists in Lombardy: between lawsuits and the economic crisis. Dig. Liver Dis. 45(6), 469–473 (2013) [PMID: 23402738]
26. Catino, M., Celotti, S.: The problem of defensive medicine: two Italian surveys. Stud. Health Technol. Inform. 148, 206–221 (2009) [PMID: 19745252]
27. Clark, J.R.: Defensive medicine. Air Med. J. 34(6), 314–316 (2015) [PMID: 26611214]
28. Prabhu, V.C.: Operant conditioning and the practice of defensive medicine. World Neurosurg. 91, 603–605 (2016) [PMID: 26960281]
29. Bean, J.R.: Defensive medicine: rational response to irrational risk. World Neurosurg. 94, 568–569 (2016) [PMID: 27521730]
30. Fronczak, S.W.: Defensive medicine: a tax/surcharge for the delivery of healthcare. World Neurosurg. 95, 594–596 (2016) [PMID: 27567585]
31. Bassett, K.L., Iyer, N., Kazanjian, A.: Defensive medicine during hospital obstetrical care: a byproduct of the technological age. Soc. Sci. Med. 51(4), 523–537 (2000) [PMID: 10868668]
32. Emanuel, E.J., Fuchs, V.R.: The perfect storm of overutilization. JAMA 229, 2789–2791 (2008)
33. Vento, S., Cainelli, F., Vallone, A.: Defensive medicine: it is time to finally slow down an epidemic. World J. Clin. Cases 6(11), 406–409 (2018) [PMID: 30294604]
34. Vandersteegen, T., Marneffe, W., Vandijck, D.: Defensive medicine: implications for clinical practice, patients and healthcare policy. Acta Clin. Belg. 70(6), 396–397 (2015) [PMID: 26139070]
35. Motta, S., Testa, D., Cesari, U., Quaremba, G., Motta, G.: Medical liability, defensive medicine and professional insurance in otolaryngology. BMC Res. Notes 8, 343 (2015) [PMID: 26260310]
36. Summerton, N.: Positive and negative factors in defensive medicine: a questionnaire study of general practitioners. BMJ 310(6971), 27–29 (1995) [PMID: 7827550]
37. Summerton, N.: Trends in negative defensive medicine within general practice. Br. J. Gen. Pract. 50(456), 565–566 (2000) [PMID: 10954939]
38. Panella M, Rinaldi C, Leigheb F, Knesse S, Donnarumma C, Kul S, Vanhaecht K, Di Stanislao F: Prevalence and costs of defensive medicine: a national survey of Italian physicians. J. Health Serv. Res. Policy 22(4), 211–217 (2017) [PMID: 28534429]
39. Baicker, K., Wright, B.J., Olson, N.A.: Reevaluating reports of defensive medicine. J. Health Polit. Policy Law 40(6), 1157–1177 (2015) [PMID: 26447025]
40. Kachalia, A., Mello, M.M.: Defensive medicine–legally necessary but ethically wrong?: Inpatient stress testing for chest pain in low-risk patients. JAMA Intern Med. 173(12), 1056–1057 (2013) [PMID: 23689540]
41. Sloan, F.A., Shadle, J.H.: Is there empirical evidence for “Defensive Medicine”? A reassessment. J. Health Econ. 28(2), 481–491 (2009) [PMID: 19201500]
42. Osti, M., Steyrer, J.: A perspective on the health care expenditures for defensive medicine. Eur. J. Health Econ. 18(4), 399–404 (2017) [PMID: 27837299]
43. Feess, E.: Malpractice liability, technology choice and negative defensive medicine. Eur J Health Econ. 13(2), 157–167 (2012) [PMID: 21222014]
44. Montanera, D.: The importance of negative defensive medicine in the effects of malpractice reform. Eur. J. Health Econ. 17(3), 355–369 (2016) [PMID: 25855557]
45. Yeung, E.Y.H.: Evidence based versus defensive medicine. BMJ 363, k4114 (2018). https://doi.org/10.1136/bmj.k4114 [DOI: 10.1136/bmj.k4114]
46. Chen, X.Y.: Defensive medicine or economically motivated corruption? A confucian reflection on physician care in China today. J. Med. Philos. 32(6), 635–648 (2007) [PMID: 18027252]
47. Chawla, A., Gunderman, R.B.: Defensive medicine: prevalence, implications, and recommendations. Acad. Radiol. 15(7), 948–949 (2008) [PMID: 18572133]
48. Garattini, L., Padula, A.: Patient empowerment in Europe: is no further research needed? Eur. J. Health Econ. 19(5), 637–640 (2018) [PMID: 29520521]
49. Garattini, L., Padula, A.: Conflict of interest disclosure: striking a balance? Eur. J. Health Econ. 20(5), 633–636 (2019) [PMID: 30607655]
50. Garattini, L., Padula, A.: Competition in health markets: is something rotten? J. R. Soc. Med. 112(1), 6–10 (2019) [PMID: 30507287]
51. Garattini, L., Padula, A.: Clinical governance in Italy: ‘Made in England’ for import? Appl. Health Econ. Health Policy 15(5), 541–544 (2017) [PMID: 28432644]
52. Garattini, L., Padula, A.: Dual practice of hospital staff doctors: hippocratic or hypocritic? J. R. Soc. Med. 111(8), 265–269 (2018) [PMID: 29905490]
53. Domenighetti, G., Casabianca, A., Gutzwiller, F., Martinoli, S.: Revisiting the most informed consumer of surgical services. The physician-patient. Int. J. Technol. Assess. Health Care 9(4), 505–513 (1993) [PMID: 8288426]

MeSH Term