The survey polled more than 17,000 physicians.
Here are the top eight specialty groups most likely to perform a procedure that may not be medically warranted because of malpractice fears:
• Neurology — 27 percent
• Emergency medicine — 26 percent
• Radiology — 25 percent
• Pathology — 24 percent
• Gastroenterology — 24 percent
• Anesthesiology — 23 percent
• Cardiology — 23 percent
• Dermatology — 22 percent
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