Kevin, M.D - Medical Weblog

Are physicians overtreating?

A survey suggests that the public thinks so:
About 52% of respondents said physicians overtreat patients because of concerns about medical malpractice lawsuits, 45% said "to make more money" and 44% said "to meet patient demands," the survey found.
My quick estimates of the reasons why physicians overorder tests would be 70-80% due to defensive medicine, 20-30% due to patient demand - although there is overlap here with defensive medicine - and 5-15% because of financial incentive. (via The Antidote)

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Comments

  1. Kevin, thanks for the acknowledgment. I hope your readers will check out the wonderful comment that was left by Diora on the related post on my blog: http://health-counterspin.blogspot.com/2007/03/its-not-just-me.html

    I think this person is my next guest blogger!
  2. Anonymous Anonymous  

    Just 5-15% because of the financial incentive? Who is kidding who, Kevin?
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