title: Better care is the best defense: high-value clinical practice vs defensive medicine.
authors.affiliation: Director, Center for Ethics and Professionalism, American College of Physicians, Philadelphia, PA lsnyder@acponline.org.
authors.forename: Lois
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Snyder Sulmasy
authors.affiliation: Executive Vice President and CEO, American College of Physicians, Philadelphia, PA.
authors.forename: Steven E
authors.initials: SE
authors.lastname: Weinberger
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D002637:Chest Pain / Q000175:diagnosis*; D003675:Defensive Medicine / Q000379:methods*; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D003951:Diagnostic Errors; D005260:Female; D006261:Headache / Q000175:diagnosis*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010817:Physician-Patient Relations; D010818:Practice Patterns, Physicians'