Intolerance of error and culture of blame drive medical excess.
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Abstract
Jerome R Hoffman: and Hemal K Kanzaria: argue that efforts to reduce overdiagnosis and overtreatment should focus on changing professional and public attitudes towards medical error and uncertainty.
Medical subject headings
- Defensive Medicine
- Medical Errors
- Practice Patterns, Physicians'
- Unnecessary Procedures