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- verb To subject to
excessive testing
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Examples
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Furthermore, there's no question that fear of litigation prompts some physicians to "overtest" patients, just to be on the safe side.
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This study has the same flaw as numerous prior studies on prostate cancers (which is why we still overtest and overtreat them) and some other diseases.
An Illustration of Premium Medicine, Arnold Kling | EconLog | Library of Economics and Liberty 2009
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Patient advocate Helen Haskell of the group Mothers against Medical Errors said she isn't surprised so many doctors say they overtest because of malpractice concerns.
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Nowhere do doctors face greater pressures to overtest and overtreat.
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CHICAGO — Ninety percent of physicians surveyed said doctors overtest and overtreat to protect themselves from malpractice lawsuits.
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CHICAGO — Ninety percent of physicians surveyed said doctors overtest and overtreat to protect themselves from malpractice lawsuits.
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Nowhere do doctors face greater pressures to overtest and ...
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Audrey Vernick of Ocean Township, N.J., knows that doctors sometimes overtest.
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Nowhere do doctors face greater pressures to overtest and overtreat.
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CHICAGO mdash; Ninety percent of physicians surveyed said doctors overtest and overtreat to protect themselves from malpractice lawsuits.
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