Comments on: http://www.kevinmd.com/blog/2005/04/why-lawyers-object-having-physician-on.html medical blog Sun, 21 Mar 2010 23:48:26 -0400 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Anonymous http://www.kevinmd.com/blog/2005/04/why-lawyers-object-having-physician-on.html/comment-page-1#comment-52359 Anonymous Wed, 06 Apr 2005 02:11:00 +0000 http://clients.emmense.com/kevinmd/2005/04/18094.html#comment-52359 Malpractice is not a medical concept. It is a legal standard based on medical facts. Lawyers are much more qualified at determining what constitues med mal than are doctors.<br/><br/> These medical facts are simply not that mysterious and can be fairly well understood by someone with patience, intelligence, and a basic background in science. <br/><br/>Further, as a statistician who often consults on med mal cases, I find doctors remarkably ignorant about risk, risk assessment--even basic probability. These are what you need to know if you want to evaluate med mal. Malpractice is not a medical concept. It is a legal standard based on medical facts. Lawyers are much more qualified at determining what constitues med mal than are doctors.

These medical facts are simply not that mysterious and can be fairly well understood by someone with patience, intelligence, and a basic background in science.

Further, as a statistician who often consults on med mal cases, I find doctors remarkably ignorant about risk, risk assessment–even basic probability. These are what you need to know if you want to evaluate med mal.

]]> By: CW http://www.kevinmd.com/blog/2005/04/why-lawyers-object-having-physician-on.html/comment-page-1#comment-52358 CW Tue, 05 Apr 2005 23:58:00 +0000 http://clients.emmense.com/kevinmd/2005/04/18094.html#comment-52358 I don't question their objectivity, but their qualification. How many judges have the knowledge to properly handle matters of medicine? It stands to reason that, even as a judge provides to a malpractice case understanding of the law, a doctor should be on hand to provide the required medical expertise. I don’t question their objectivity, but their qualification. How many judges have the knowledge to properly handle matters of medicine? It stands to reason that, even as a judge provides to a malpractice case understanding of the law, a doctor should be on hand to provide the required medical expertise.

]]> By: Anonymous http://www.kevinmd.com/blog/2005/04/why-lawyers-object-having-physician-on.html/comment-page-1#comment-52352 Anonymous Tue, 05 Apr 2005 15:36:00 +0000 http://clients.emmense.com/kevinmd/2005/04/18094.html#comment-52352 Are you questioning the objectivity of judges--who provide the model of administration of justice to the world. Plus, not all judges are lawyers. Are you questioning the objectivity of judges–who provide the model of administration of justice to the world. Plus, not all judges are lawyers.

]]> By: Anonymous http://www.kevinmd.com/blog/2005/04/why-lawyers-object-having-physician-on.html/comment-page-1#comment-52351 Anonymous Tue, 05 Apr 2005 08:54:00 +0000 http://clients.emmense.com/kevinmd/2005/04/18094.html#comment-52351 Anon,<br/>as reasonable as a bunch of doctors as the panel for your legal malpractice case.<br/><br/>GuntDoc Anon,
as reasonable as a bunch of doctors as the panel for your legal malpractice case.

GuntDoc

]]> By: Anonymous http://www.kevinmd.com/blog/2005/04/why-lawyers-object-having-physician-on.html/comment-page-1#comment-52346 Anonymous Tue, 05 Apr 2005 01:04:00 +0000 http://clients.emmense.com/kevinmd/2005/04/18094.html#comment-52346 The preening arrogance of doctors makes me sick. Of course, doctors have a class-prejudice towards their own. That's why they shouldn't serve on screening panels.<br/><br/>Let the lawyers and judges handle what goes on in courts and let the doctors handle what goes on in the hospital. <br/><br/>Seems reasonable? The preening arrogance of doctors makes me sick. Of course, doctors have a class-prejudice towards their own. That’s why they shouldn’t serve on screening panels.

Let the lawyers and judges handle what goes on in courts and let the doctors handle what goes on in the hospital.

Seems reasonable?

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