More Studdert malpractice interpretation

As people continue to digest the data from the study, more are coming to the same conclusion:

The comment came after a recent study from Harvard found that four out of every 10 medical malpractice cases were groundless. The researchers reported that many of the lawsuits they analyzed had no evidence that a medical error was committed or even that the patient had suffered any injury.

However, Dr. David Stevens of the CMDA says he thought the number of groundless cases would have been even higher. “When I went to medical school, we used to say bad doctors got sued,” he notes. “By the time I was in practice, a lot of doctors got sued. Now everybody gets sued, no matter whether you’re a good doctor, bad doctor, or whatever.”

Unfortunately, Stevens observes, the medical malpractice system in America has “turned into the lottery.” The potential for enormous payouts from these cases has many people filing despite having no evidence of any wrongdoing on the part of their doctors, he says.

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