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[...] Commentaries on malpractice …DB’s Medical Rants [...]
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There is one element that I never see mentioned. Doctors have been terrible about policing their profession. Until that happens, patients who have been harmed have no choice but to sue.
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Let’s put aside whether we can define defensive medicine, and what would or would not diminish it, or whether physicians practicing defensive medicine actually reduces their risk. Let’s even put aside...
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“American judges frequently let juries decide whether honest mistakes are negligent.” Simply because someone makes an honest mistake doesn’t mean it’s not negligence. I may make an honest mistake that...
View ArticleBy: solo dr
In my area there are at least two doctors who have lost priviliges at both local hospitals for negligence and have been sued at least 6 times each. Both of them have set up their own surgery centers in...
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So basically you’ve just priced poor people out of the courtroom. The lawyer is already fronting tens of thousands in costs and now we are upping the ante? The only people who could afford to litigate...
View ArticleBy: david
<i>Do they want to improve health care and decrease costs or win political points?</i> I think you know the answer to that one.
View ArticleBy: solo dr
I practice in what is called a Tier 1, high risk county in Southern Illinois. My rates are the same as Cook Country physicians, which also are Tier 1. IL has a few “hellhole” counties. Moving into a...
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[...] for those who have not read this entry I present – Commentaries on malpractice. Our malpractice environment likely has a major influence on costs. Trial lawyers will deny it, but [...]
View ArticleBy: wtb spine doc
matt is obviously a trial attorney how about this… if lawyers really care about ” justice” and want their poor plaintiffs compensated then maybe they should dump contingency fees and go on govt set fee...
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