Medical Care: Indication as a Prerequisite for Medical Action

On Friday, January 10, 2015, the article "Medical Care: Indication as a Prerequisite for Medical Action" was published in the Deutsches Ärzteblatt, with contributions from Prof. Dr. iur. Gunnar Duttge, Executive Director of the Göttingen Center for Medical Law.
The article addresses the central role of medical indication in healthcare, particularly with regard to avoiding over-treatment and under-treatment. It emphasizes that, despite increasing patient autonomy and medical progress, doctors are responsible for the appropriateness of treatments and must not carry out inappropriate measures.

Here you can get to the article.