Quantifying the defensive medicine contribution to primary care costs

Abstract Background: Defensive medicine represents one cause of economic losses in healthcare. Studies that measured its cost have produced conflicting results. Objective: To directly measure the proportion of primary care costs attributable to defensive medicine. Research design and methods: Six-we...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Journal of medical economics 2014-11, Vol.17 (11), p.810-816
Hauptverfasser:	Brateanu, Andrei, Schramm, Sarah, Hu, Bo, Boyer, Kristen, Nottingham, Kelly, Taksler, Glen B., Jolly, Stacey, Goodman, Kenneth, Misra-Hebert, Anita, Vakharia, Nirav, Hamilton, Aaron C., Bales, Robert, Manne, Mahesh, Lathia, Amanda, Deshpande, Abhishek, Rothberg, Michael B.
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Cost Defensive medicine Defensive Medicine - economics Female Health Expenditures - statistics & numerical data Healthcare Humans Insurance, Health - statistics & numerical data Male Primary care Primary Health Care - economics Primary Health Care - statistics & numerical data Prospective Studies Sex Factors United States
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