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Study: Doctors order tests out of fear of lawsuits

by PPN | Feb 28, 2011 | California, National, News

SAN DIEGO (AP) — CT scans, MRIs and other pricey imaging tests are often more for the doctor’s benefit than the patient’s, new research confirms. Roughly one-fifth of tests that bone and joint specialists order are because a doctor fears being sued, not...
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