Malpractice

Commentaries on malpractice

June 30, 2009

Those who follow me on Twitter have seen these references. Here is the rest of my story. One argument for health care reform involves comparing our health care provision (I will try to avoid the word system, because we do not have one) with that provided in other countries.  These analyses point to the waste [...]

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Defensive medicine documented

November 18, 2008

  via KevinMD and White Coat Notes – MMS First-of-its-kind Survey of Physicians Shows Extent and Cost of the Practice of Defensive Medicine and its Multiple Effects of Health Care on the State “This survey clearly shows that the fear of medical liability is a serious burden on health care,” said Dr. Sethi. “The fear [...]

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What is malpractice?

June 21, 2007

Standard of Care Remains a Moving Target in Medical Malpractice Cases Courts in 21 states adhere to a local or community standard of care in medical malpractice cases, slowing implementation of evidence-based, resource-based, nationwide standards. So said Michelle Huckaby Lewis, M.D., J.D., of Johns Hopkins and Georgetown University, and colleagues in a commentary in the [...]

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The battle for health courts continues

May 8, 2007

The RWJ has a new blog which featured a series on health courts yesterday. The first entry gives the links to the remaining ones – Reforming Medical Justice I have written about this issue many times. As I continue to consider this issue, I am struck by the ethics of our current system. A rational, [...]

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On Birmingham

December 15, 2006

This is my 14th year in Birmingham. I love living here for many reasons including: the people (very nice), the climate (great for golf), the size (easy commute) and my job (great medical school). This morning I am scanning the NY Times for medical articles, and instead I find this ode to my city. If [...]

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Another malpractice shouting match

September 22, 2006

Another jury gets duped So KevinMD posts about a settlement in a cerebral palsy case, because the obstetrician did not do a C-section. The first comment comes from our old pal – CJD – who as usual resorts to sophistry and avoids data. Malpractice lawyers are felt to be a major factor in the increase [...]

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A little light reading about defensive medicine

July 2, 2006

Kevin MD has a classic post – More ATLA: “Defensive medicine is a hoax” Please read his column and (if you can handle it) the comments. Here are my thoughts on defensive medicine. First, physicians and lawyers probably cannot have a constructive discussion on this point because we do not share a common understanding of [...]

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Hearing on special health courts

June 28, 2006

Regular readers know that I favor special health courts as the best method of addressing medical malpractice. Last week the Senate had hearings on this subject. Common Good features these hearings on their web page – Senate Hearing on Special Health Courts Professor Studdert testified at the hearing. He is the author of the NEJM [...]

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A thoughtful comment which deserves reading

May 21, 2006

JK left this comment. Since many readers do not go through all the comments, I have taken db’s prerogative to reprint the comment (and say a word or two myself). CJD, I have read your posts on a number of number of blogs, I have have to say that you just don’t get it. You [...]

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I guess he is serious

April 11, 2006

You have to give this guy his due – he named his blog correctly – Judges Who Sympathize With Doctors – Who Needs Tort Reform? Now many readers might ask – why do I give this guy any publicity? Well I do believe in the free market of ideas. He disagrees with me, and he [...]

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