Primary care physicians' "...experience of being sued greatly increases the inclination to practice defensively."

Health Aff (Millwood). 2013 Nov;32(11):2058. doi: 10.1377/hlthaff.2013.1095.

The threat of malpractice suits.

Volpintesta E.

"Based on my experience as an office-based primary care physician who has been sued and on my conversations with colleagues who have also been sued, I have concluded that the experience of being sued greatly increases the inclination to practice defensively."