Another warning shot - @nytimes oped: 3-5% of future cancers may be from overuse of medical imaginghttp://nyti.ms/1lpJczF
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@Atul_Gawande@Pathophilia@nytimes Further: 2003#Medmal reform in#Texas not shown to lower costs or incr MD supplyhttp://bit.ly/Lii30EThanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@Atul_Gawande@Pathophilia@nytimes "bad apple" theory has not made hc safer. Overuse multifactorial, including payment system.Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@Atul_Gawande@Pathophilia "Med-mal" fear is partly fear of being wrong that manifests as fear of being wrong AND getting sued. Hard to fix -
@LVSelbs@Atul_Gawande Agree. Even w/ med-mal reform, fear of being sued ingrained in MD thought process. May take generation or 2 to break -
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@Pathophilia@Atul_Gawande Not sure how much fear is of the suit vs not wanting to be wrong and using suit as "cover" for "one more test" -
@LVSelbs@Atul_Gawande I'm sure it varies from MD to MD, but the CYA mantra re lawsuits is a perpetual one, especially in private practice
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@Atul_Gawande@Pathophilia@nytimes doctors will stop over-ordering tests when they realize clinical value + not getting paid for it. -
@harshybar@Atul_Gawande PCPs: Pts receive more care, eg imaging, than warranted. Stated driver = fear of med-mal http://goo.gl/wRsVVK
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@Atul_Gawande@Pathophilia@nytimes research-based and demographic-specific restrictions on reimbursement schemes should do the trick.Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@Atul_Gawande@Pathophilia@nytimes vast majority of medmal cases are never filed so why impose legis to protect still more negligent docs?Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@Atul_Gawande@nytimes Huh. Texas data where?Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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