Fear of Lawsuits Influences Care From Most Orthopedic Surgeons: Survey

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And people wonder why healthcare is so expensive!

Is it too much to hope for that the lawyers who are behind this fear of lawsuits should find they can't get a surgeon to take their case when they are in need?

R. Gladson of CA 6:58PM February 15, 2012

And that's just one specialty! It's just as bad or worse in Emergency Medicine.

"A billion here, a billion there... Pretty soon your talking real money."

Charles A. Pilcher MD FACEP of WA 8:44PM February 13, 2012

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