Medical Imaging Doing low-valuetests could potentially harm a patient both physically andfinancially, the JAMA study found. (Photo: Shutterstock)

A new study published in the Journal of the American MedicalAssociation finds that patients who receive certain kinds oftesting may bew more likely to receive additional–and possiblyunnecessary–health care services.

Per the JAMA study, low-risk patients who received either achest radiograph, an electrocardiogram, or a Papanicolaou testwithin a certain period of time after their annual health exam weremore likely to schedule follow-ups with specialists, diagnostictests and procedures.

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David Thomas

I'm a reporter covering the business of law, with an emphasis on national and global law firms for The American Lawyer, Law.com and other ALM publications.

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