Comments on: Medical Malpractice http://www.facesoflawsuitabuse.org/2009/12/medical-malpractice/ Mon, 23 Jan 2012 18:07:00 +0000 hourly 1 By: Mike http://www.facesoflawsuitabuse.org/2009/12/medical-malpractice/comment-page-1/#comment-600 Mike Thu, 23 Dec 2010 02:28:15 +0000 http://facesoflawsuitabuse.org/?p=2809#comment-600 Many, many studies have been done on the effect medical malpractice has on the practice and delivery of medical care. It has been shown that by explaining things to patients instead of "shutting down," doctors can avoid claims. If a doctor is ordering tests and billing insurance for them based solely upon his fear of a malpractice claim, he is not ordering tests based upon medical necessity and is thus committing insurance fraud. Many, many studies have been done on the effect medical malpractice has on the practice and delivery of medical care. It has been shown that by explaining things to patients instead of “shutting down,” doctors can avoid claims.

If a doctor is ordering tests and billing insurance for them based solely upon his fear of a malpractice claim, he is not ordering tests based upon medical necessity and is thus committing insurance fraud.

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