The prevalence and costs of defensive medicine among orthopaedic trauma surgeons: A national survey study

Journal of Orthopaedic Trauma

Volumn 27, Issue 10, 2013, Pages 592-598

  Sathiyakumar, Vasanth ^a   Jahangir, A Alex ^a   Mir, Hassan R ^a   Obremskey, William T ^a   Lee, Young M ^a   Apfeld, Jordan C ^a   Sethi, Manish K ^a  

^a VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

cost analysis; defensive medicine; medical liability; medical malpractice risks; national survey; orthopaedic trauma surgery

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BIOPSY; CONTROLLED STUDY; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; CURRENT PROCEDURAL TERMINOLOGY; DEFENSIVE MEDICINE; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH SURVEY; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; LABORATORY TEST; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAID; MEDICAL FEE; MEDICAL PRACTICE; MEDICARE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; ORTHOPEDIC SPECIALIST; ORTHOPEDIC SURGEON; PATIENT REFERRAL; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIOGRAPHY; REGISTER; REIMBURSEMENT; TRAUMA SURGEON; TRAUMATOLOGY; ULTRASOUND; UNITED STATES;

DEFENSIVE MEDICINE; HEALTH CARE COSTS; HEALTH CARE SURVEYS; ORTHOPEDIC PROCEDURES; ORTHOPEDICS; PHYSICIAN'S PRACTICE PATTERNS; PREVALENCE; TRAUMATOLOGY; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84884998461     PISSN: 08905339     EISSN: 15312291     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/BOT.0b013e31828b7ab4     Document Type: Article

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