Homework Help Forum: law and ethics in medicicine

Posted by Anonymous on Monday, August 10, 2009 at 2:26pm.

if dr. jones is practicing defensive medicine what is likely to be his motivation for doing so

• law and ethics in medicicine - Ms. Sue, Monday, August 10, 2009 at 3:15pm

  To avoid malpractice law suits.

  
  

• law and ethics in medicicine - bobpursley, Monday, August 10, 2009 at 4:36pm

  or discipline from the state medical board. Sometimes medical doctors get bad vibes from a patient or a patient's family, and if the procedure he would rather do for aggressive treatment is risky, he will avoid it because of this defensive posture. Folks seldom stick their own necks into the guillotine, at least here in Texas.

  
  

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