Defensive Orthopedic Medicine Creates Enormous Additional Costs

According to an estimate by researchers at Vanderbilt University Medical Center, orthopedic surgeons generate around $2 billion each year in additional health care costs linked to orthopedic care, as a result practicing defensive medicine (ordering additional but unnecessary tests and diagnostic procedures). The study is published in the February issue of the American Journal of Orthopedics. These additional tests may help clear physicians from accusations of malpractice, even though they result in no considerable benefit to patients' care...

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