Study: Rising Healthcare Costs Linked to "Too Much Care"

A nationwide survey published in the Archives of Internal Medicine revealed that 42 percent of primary care physicians make more referrals to specials and order more tests than they would prefer to do. The reason? For 76 percent of that group, it was fear of malpractice lawsuits.

According to a researcher at the University of Chicago, this fear also exists in LTC facilities and frequently spurs skilled nursing facilities to transfer patients to hospitals too frequently.

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