(Source: UCLA Health System) Laws that protect physicians from malpractice lawsuits may not change the way they practice Date: 10/31/2014 Contact: Rachel Champeau Changing laws to protect physicians from medical malpractice lawsuits may not yield cost savings through a reduction in "defensive medicine," according to a new study by UCLA and RAND Corporation. Studying the behavior of emergency physicians in three states that raised the standard for malpractice in the emergency room to "gross negligence," researchers found that strong new legal protections did not change the care that physicians ordered or reduce costs. The...
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