Comments on: Malpractice caps are likely to die in Illinois http://www.kevinmd.com/blog/2007/11/malpractice-caps-are-likely-to-die-in.html medical blog Sun, 22 Nov 2009 19:59:44 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Payne Hertz http://www.kevinmd.com/blog/2007/11/malpractice-caps-are-likely-to-die-in.html/comment-page-1#comment-81796 Payne Hertz Fri, 16 Nov 2007 08:00:00 +0000 http://clients.emmense.com/kevinmd/2007/11/malpractice-caps-are-likely-to-die-in-illinois.html#comment-81796 While I agree that even a good doctor can make a mistake, the fact is the doctors who get sued enough times to make it worthwhile for them to close their practice and move to another state tend to be bad doctors. All the propaganda about "frivolous" lawsuits to the contrary, there tends to be a high correlation between getting sued and actual malpractice, and between actual malpractice and being a bad doctor. I can't think of too many fields with the possible exception of running FEMA where acquiring a track record of screw ups would be considered anything but evidence of incompetence, can you?<br/><br/>Some 5 percent of doctors are responsible for over 54 percent of malpractice claims. Are we to assume these are the good ones? Seems to me you could cut malpractice costs in half by policing that 5 percent.<br/><br/>The real malpractice crisis is that over 100,000 Americans are killed and over 1 million injured every year in this country due to medical errors, and yet the medical profession refuses to acknowledge and do something about the problem or police its own ranks. Instead, it engages in scare-mongering designed to rob injured patients of their legal right to seek compensation when they've been harmed through negligence or incompetence. While I agree that even a good doctor can make a mistake, the fact is the doctors who get sued enough times to make it worthwhile for them to close their practice and move to another state tend to be bad doctors. All the propaganda about “frivolous” lawsuits to the contrary, there tends to be a high correlation between getting sued and actual malpractice, and between actual malpractice and being a bad doctor. I can’t think of too many fields with the possible exception of running FEMA where acquiring a track record of screw ups would be considered anything but evidence of incompetence, can you?

Some 5 percent of doctors are responsible for over 54 percent of malpractice claims. Are we to assume these are the good ones? Seems to me you could cut malpractice costs in half by policing that 5 percent.

The real malpractice crisis is that over 100,000 Americans are killed and over 1 million injured every year in this country due to medical errors, and yet the medical profession refuses to acknowledge and do something about the problem or police its own ranks. Instead, it engages in scare-mongering designed to rob injured patients of their legal right to seek compensation when they’ve been harmed through negligence or incompetence.

]]> By: Anonymous http://www.kevinmd.com/blog/2007/11/malpractice-caps-are-likely-to-die-in.html/comment-page-1#comment-81788 Anonymous Fri, 16 Nov 2007 00:09:00 +0000 http://clients.emmense.com/kevinmd/2007/11/malpractice-caps-are-likely-to-die-in-illinois.html#comment-81788 payne hertz obviously has no idea of the malpractice crisis.<br/><br/>Being sued has no relevance on th equality of the physician.<br/><br/>Over 70% of Ob/Gyns will be sued at some point in their career. Does that mean that 70% of Ob/Gyns are bad? I don't think so. payne hertz obviously has no idea of the malpractice crisis.

Being sued has no relevance on th equality of the physician.

Over 70% of Ob/Gyns will be sued at some point in their career. Does that mean that 70% of Ob/Gyns are bad? I don’t think so.

]]> By: The Happy Hospitalist http://www.kevinmd.com/blog/2007/11/malpractice-caps-are-likely-to-die-in.html/comment-page-1#comment-81765 The Happy Hospitalist Wed, 14 Nov 2007 16:21:00 +0000 http://clients.emmense.com/kevinmd/2007/11/malpractice-caps-are-likely-to-die-in-illinois.html#comment-81765 Getting sued has nothing to do with being a bad doctor. Getting sued has nothing to do with being a bad doctor.

]]> By: Payne Hertz http://www.kevinmd.com/blog/2007/11/malpractice-caps-are-likely-to-die-in.html/comment-page-1#comment-81764 Payne Hertz Wed, 14 Nov 2007 16:08:00 +0000 http://clients.emmense.com/kevinmd/2007/11/malpractice-caps-are-likely-to-die-in-illinois.html#comment-81764 If all the bad doctors head to Texas, I'd call that a win for patients everywhere else. I'd rather have a hard time finding a good doctor than an easy time finding a bad one. If all the bad doctors head to Texas, I’d call that a win for patients everywhere else. I’d rather have a hard time finding a good doctor than an easy time finding a bad one.

]]> By: Anonymous http://www.kevinmd.com/blog/2007/11/malpractice-caps-are-likely-to-die-in.html/comment-page-1#comment-81761 Anonymous Wed, 14 Nov 2007 14:59:00 +0000 http://clients.emmense.com/kevinmd/2007/11/malpractice-caps-are-likely-to-die-in-illinois.html#comment-81761 How did patients lose? How did patients lose?

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