Don’t know how I missed this earlier this year. Charity Doc tells of an ER encounter with a malpractice attorney:
“Yeah, I’m a personal injury lawyer. I have no problems telling doctors that. I get better care that way, actually. Makes you guys more careful around me.”
Another lawyer falling for the “more care = better care” fallacy. (via Waking Up Costs)
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“Makes you guys more careful around me.”
You and Charity Doc: “more careful” = “defensive medicine” and a whole lotta tests.
Me: “more careful” = wash your damn hands and don’t cause me iatrogenic harm (like knowing the concentration of an acid before you put it on my manhood).
That was some well written fiction. Funny and a good story.
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