The researchers invited 42 hospitalists to complete a survey regarding demographic information and attitudes toward defensive medicine, of which 36 participated and rated 4,215 orders for 769 patients. They also examined the relationship between physicians’ cost due to defensive medicine.
The study found that 28 percent of the orders were rated as partially defensive. The mean cost per patient was $1,695, of which $226 were found partially defensive. Completely defensive orders represented 2.9 percent of costs.
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