Skip to main page content
U.S. flag

An official website of the United States government

Dot gov

The .gov means it’s official.
Federal government websites often end in .gov or .mil. Before sharing sensitive information, make sure you’re on a federal government site.

Https

The site is secure.
The https:// ensures that you are connecting to the official website and that any information you provide is encrypted and transmitted securely.

Access keys NCBI Homepage MyNCBI Homepage Main Content Main Navigation
. 2020 Apr;35(4):1352-1354.
doi: 10.1007/s11606-019-05213-1. Epub 2019 Jul 25.

Why Do Physicians Pursue Cascades of Care After Incidental Findings? A National Survey

Ishani Ganguli  1 , Arabella L Simpkin  2 , Carrie H Colla  3 , Arlene Weissman  4 , Alexander J Mainor  3 , Meredith B Rosenthal  5 , Thomas D Sequist  2
Affiliations

Why Do Physicians Pursue Cascades of Care After Incidental Findings? A National Survey

Ishani Ganguli et al. J Gen Intern Med. 2020 Apr.
No abstract available

PubMed Disclaimer

Conflict of interest statement

The authors declare that they do not have a conflict of interest.

References

    1. Deyo RA. Cascade effects of medical technology. Annu Rev Public Heal. 2002;23:23–44. doi: 10.1146/annurev.publhealth.23.092101.134534. - DOI - PubMed
    1. Presidential Commission for the Study of Bioethical Issues. Anticipate and Communicate: Ethical Management of Incidental and Secondary Findings in the Clinical, Research, and Direct-to-Consumer Contexts | December 2013. 2013:1-160. https://bioethicsarchive.georgetown.edu/pcsbi/node/3183.html. Accessed May 1, 2019. - PubMed
    1. Zafar HM, Bugos EK, Langlotz CP, Frasso R. “Chasing a Ghost”: Factors that Influence Primary Care Physicians to Follow Up on Incidental Imaging Findings. Radiology. 2016;281:567–573. doi: 10.1148/radiol.2016152188. - DOI - PMC - PubMed
    1. Schwartz AL, Jena AB, Zaslavsky AM, McWilliams JM. Analysis of Physician Variation in Provision of Low-Value Services. JAMA Intern Med. 2019;179:16–25. doi: 10.1001/jamainternmed.2018.5086. - DOI - PMC - PubMed
    1. Rothberg MB, Class J, Bishop TF, Friderici J, Kleppel R, Lindenauer PK. The Cost of Defensive Medicine on 3 Hospital Medicine Services. JAMA Intern Med. 2014;174:1867. doi: 10.1001/jamainternmed.2014.4649. - DOI - PMC - PubMed

Publication types

LinkOut - more resources