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Showing 1 to 9 of 9 for “"defensive medicine"”.
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A dynamic systems analysis of defensive medicine,
Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Alfred P. Sloan School of Management. Thesis. 1973. M.S.
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The anatomy of defensive medicine: a system dynamics analysis.
Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Alfred P. Sloan School of Management. Thesis. 1974. M.S.
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The complaints and disciplinary process in New Zealand and the effect of complaints on doctors
… in New Zealand. It considers the practice of medicine from the viewpoints of the epistemology of medicine; the doctor-patient relationship; and the notion of professionalism. It presents the results of research methods investigating New Zealand doctors using focus groups; a cross sectional …
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i-MOM: Improving Maternal-fetal Outcome Monitoring
… data, the EFM often creates an environment of defensive medicine in order to ward off potential legal implications of misinterpretation of the EFM. The cesarean birth is currently accepted as the most definitive method of birth to avoid potential hypoxic injury, and although it is often used in …
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Gydytojų civilinės atsakomybės probleminiai aspektai /
… was influenced by the science of ethics, law and medicine. The fact that these sciences were underestimated when discussing doctors’ liability as well as improper legal regulation and explanation of normative legal acts formed by courts are the main factors that brought “defensive medicine” in …
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Using the medical treatment contract as an instrument for replacing the tort liability system in England.
… They answer this challenge by practising defensive medicine. Despite defensive behaviour, the number of litigations constantly rises, which, together with defensive medicine, induces significant costs for the NHS and society. As one of the possible solutions for the problems described …
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De-Contextualised Risk Information in the Primary Care Consultation
… clinical autonomy of the clinician and lead to defensive medical practices. Conclusion DRI in the form of clinical scores and risk assessment tools has the potential to enhance patient care. While research has primarily focused on identifying predictive factors and developing these tools and …
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The Criminalisation of Adverse Medical Events in Criminal Negligence Cases: Exploring Fate, Agency, and Pragmatism in the Construction of Blame for Alleged Physician Negligence
The criminal law has been critiqued as an unsuitable system to regulate adverse medical events (AME) because the unintentional nature of AME renders it incompatible with the penal objectives of the criminal law. This project uses an interpretivist approach to examine how blameworthiness is …
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Assessing the Impact of Tort Reforms on Physician Supply Trends in Texas
Purpose: The purpose of this study is to assess the trends in physician supply following the 2003 enactment of tort reforms in the state of Texas. Methods: The data used in this study are from the Texas Department of State Health Services. Interrupted time-series analysis evaluates the data for …