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Company CBC / Lawthers AG / Registration / National Practitioner Data Bank / / Continent America / / Country United States / / Currency USD / / Facility Pacific Research Institute / Towers Perrin / University of Michigan / Hospital Admissions Physicians / / Holiday Commonwealth Day / / IndustryTerm liability insurance premiums / liability insurance / unnecessary radiological imaging / physician vs. employer / radiological imaging / risk services / telephone surveys / medical / defensively-motivated radiological imaging / / MedicalCondition avoidable injuries / anaphylactic reactions / / MedicalTreatment neurological surgery / orthopedic surgery / antibiotics / general surgery / invasive procedures / radiation / / Organization Joint Commission / American Hospital Association / UN Court / Board of Registration / American Medical Association / University of Michigan / Pacific Research Institute / Massachusetts Medical Society / Medicare / / Person Brooke J. Doran / / Position advocate / High-Risk Specialist / obstetrician / physician / / ProvinceOrState Pennsylvania / Massachusetts / Michigan / / PublishedMedium Journal of the American Medical Association / / Technology radiation / Ultrasound / simulation / MRI / / URL http / SocialTag 
MASSACHUSETTS MEDICAL SOCIETY Investigation of Defensive Medicine in Massachusetts November 2008 Current Environment It is estimated that medical liability premiums in the United States have reached an astounding $26 bil