defensive medicine
noun
: the practice of ordering medical tests, procedures, or consultations of doubtful clinical value in order to protect the prescribing physician from malpractice suits
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Initiate tort reform, to help alleviate the practice of defensive medicine.
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Carolyn Barber, Scientific American, 24 Oct. 2020
Carolyn Barber, Scientific American, 24 Oct. 2020
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“Defensive medicine.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/defensive%20medicine. Accessed 23 Apr. 2024.
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