defensive medicine

基本解釋

They are also practicing a little defensive medicine.
他們也練習(xí)一點(diǎn)兒防御式醫(yī)療。
This fear is so pervasive that it has its own name: "defensive medicine."
這種擔(dān)憂(yōu)是廣泛存在的，甚至這種行為因此有著自己的名號(hào)：防御性醫(yī)療。
Addressing the group’s convention in Chicago on June 15th, Mr Obama promised to consider reforms to the country’s tort system that lead to “defensive medicine”.
在6月15日芝加哥美國(guó)醫(yī)學(xué)協(xié)會(huì)的年會(huì)上，奧巴馬承諾考慮將改革國(guó)家的侵權(quán)系統(tǒng)來(lái)保護(hù)醫(yī)藥事業(yè)。

You can thank defensive medicine, frivolous lawsuits, very expensive futile care, and overuse of medical services for much of the total.
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the practice by a doctor of ordering extensive, often unnecessary tests in order to minimize liability if accused of negligence