作者
Massimiliano Panella, Carmela Rinaldi, Fabrizio Leigheb, Sanita Knesse, Chiara Donnarumma, Seval Kul, Kris Vanhaecht, Francesco Di Stanislao
发表日期
2017/10
期刊
Journal of health services research & policy
卷号
22
期号
4
页码范围
211-217
出版商
SAGE Publications
简介
Objective
To identify the prevalence of the practice of defensive medicine among Italian hospital physicians, its costs and the reasons for practising defensive medicine and possible solutions to reduce the practice of defensive medicine.
Methods
Cross-sectional web survey.
Main outcome measures
Number of physicians reporting having engaged in any defensive medicine behaviour in the previous year.
Results
A total of 1313 physicians completed the survey. Ninety-five per cent believed that defensive medicine would increase in the near future. The practice of defensive medicine accounted for approximately 10% of total annual Italian national health expenditure.
Conclusions
Defensive medicine is a significant factor in health care costs without adding any benefit to patients. The economic burden of defensive medicine on health care systems should provide a substantial stimulus for a prompt review of this situation …
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