title: From the Office of the General Counsel. Economic considerations in treatment decisions and the standard of care in medical malpractice litigation.
authors.affiliation: Division of Health Law, Litigation & Policy, American Medical Association, Chicago, Ill.
authors.forename: E B
authors.initials: EB
authors.lastname: Hirshfeld
mesh_terms: D000574:American Medical Association; D006301:Health Services Needs and Demand / Q000191:economics; D006801:Humans; D007349:Insurance, Health, Reimbursement; D033222:Judicial Role; D008318:Malpractice / Q000191:economics*; D018579:Patient Selection; D010819:Physician's Role; D010818:Practice Patterns, Physicians' / Q000191:economics; D011787:Quality of Health Care / Q000191:economics*; D040841:Resource Allocation; D018570:Risk Assessment; D012945:Social Values; D014481:United States; D028761:Withholding Treatment