Medical Malpractice in Cardiology

We are a group of researchers from Lankenau Medical Center and Institute for Medical Research (Wynnewood, PA), Barts Health NHS Trust (London, UK) and The First Teaching Hospital of Xi'An Jiaotong University (Xi'An, China) researching the impact of medical malpractice litigation on cardiovascular care.
We would be grateful if you can complete this short survey (takes on average less than 2 minutes to complete).

Thank you for your time

You are

Cardiologist

Cardiology fellow / registrar

Gender

Male

Female

How old are you?

Country of practice:

USA

UK

China

Primary practice setting

Academic/University-based

Academic/Teaching hospital, non-university

Private practice

Have you ever been involved in a malpractice case?

Yes

No

When managing a patient with chest pain and considering not ordering stress testing or coronary angiography, how often do you think of the possibility of being sued?

Appropriately managing patients according to national guidelines precludes the risk of being sued and lose or settle the case?

How often do you believe unnecessary cardiovascular testing is driven by fear of malpractice litigation?

In what percentage of the overall cases you manage on daily basis are you influenced to any degree by the fear of medical malpractice?