Experts urge narrowly tailored safe harbors to curb defensive medicine and unnecessary imaging Vanderbilt experts told a Senate committee that targeted statutory 'safe harbors' for common conditions could reduce unnecessary tests, lower costs and protect patients from excess radiation; they proposed using QIO authority with legislative support.

Vanderbilt experts are advocating for specific legal protections to cut down on unnecessary medical tests and the overuse of imaging, potentially saving patients from excessive radiation exposure.

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Research to address untold story of defensive medicine Barry Lyons and Mary Donnelly discuss a study funded by the Medical Protection Society (MPS) Foundation aimed to develop a greater understanding and awareness of defensive medicine and its impact on d...

Barry Lyons and Mary Donnelly discuss a study funded by the Medical Protection Society Foundation aimed to develop a greater understanding and awareness of defensive medicine and its impact on doctors’ wellbeing

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