Doctors motivated by both health, malpractice concerns when ordering additional tests

(University of California - Los Angeles Health Sciences) A UCLA-led study has found that dermatopathologists, who specialize in diagnosing skin diseases at the microscopic level, are motivated both by patient safety concerns and by malpractice fears -- often simultaneously -- when ordering multiple tests and obtaining second opinions, with a higher proportion of these doctors reporting patient safety as a concern.

Source: EurekAlert! - Cancer - July 17, 2020 Category: Cancer & Oncology Source Type: news