When a physician treats a patient, he or she operates under the Hippocratic Oath to do no harm to a man, woman or child. But in today’s world, where patients want an immediate cure for everything from the common cold to an aching back, patients are pushing physicians harder than ever for an instant solution…
Health care costs continue to spiral upward for all of us, and the latest studies show a primary cause is the vast number of unnecessary tests and procedures that doctors order to keep from being sued. This is known as defensive medicine. A study commissioned by Patients for Fair Compensation, released in July, showed that Georgia’s…