The Cost of Defensive Medicine on 3 Hospital Medicine Services

The cost of defensive medicine on 3 hospital medicine services.

the evaluation and comparison of two esp textbooks available on the iranian market for teaching english to the students of medicine

abstract this study evaluated and compared medical terminology and english for the students of medicine (ii) as two representatives of the textbooks available on the iranian market for teaching english to the students of medicine. this research was performed on the basis of a teacher’s and a number of students’ attitudes and the students’ needs analysis for two reasons: first, to investigate...

Pakistan cannot afford defensive medicine.

the first two-thirds of the 20th century, the most common basis on which malpractice lawsuits were lodged against physicians were allegations that the physicians did something wrong. 1,2 About three decades ago, physicians began to be sued for failing to do something right. 3 This was when defensive medicine came into being as a response to malpractice litigations and now it has become an undec...

Complaints, shame and defensive medicine.

While the complaints process is intended to improve healthcare, some doctors appear to practise defensive medicine after receiving a complaint. This response occurs in countries that use a tort-based medicolegal system as well as in countries with less professional liability. Defensive medicine is based on avoiding malpractice liability rather than considering a risk-benefit analysis for both i...

Defensive Medicine and Medical Malpractice