The Pros And Cons Of Defensive Medicine

The practice of ‘defensive medicine’ may lead to the withholding of beneficial treatment to the majority because of a statistical risk to the minority
In general, all physicians need to recognize the risks of their professional duties but not to be so obsessive about the possibility of legal consequences. When physicians do extra tests or procedures to reduce malpractice liability, they are practicing positive defensive medicine. When they avoid certain procedures or patients, they are practicing negative defensive medicine