Malpractice Concerns, Defensive Medicine, and the Histopathology Diagnosis of Melanocytic Skin Lesions.

Conclusions: One of four US skin pathologists upgrade MSL diagnosis due to malpractice concerns, and nearly all practice assurance behaviors. Assurance behaviors are associated with rendering a more severe MSL diagnosis.
PMID: 30007278 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]

Source: American Journal of Clinical Pathology - July 10, 2018 Category: Pathology Authors: Titus LJ, Reisch LM, Tosteson ANA, Nelson HD, Frederick PD, Carney PA, Barnhill RL, Elder DE, Weinstock MA, Piepkorn MW, Elmore JG Tags: Am J Clin Pathol Source Type: research