Comments on: Edwin Leap: Who pays when politicians commit malpractice? http://www.kevinmd.com/blog/2009/04/edwin-leap-who-pays-when-politicians.html Tue, 14 Feb 2012 22:28:00 +0000 hourly 1 By: Anonymoushttp://www.kevinmd.com/blog/2009/04/edwin-leap-who-pays-when-politicians.html#comment-90690 Anonymous Sat, 04 Apr 2009 02:00:00 +0000 http://clients.emmense.com/kevinmd/2009/04/edwin-leap-who-pays-when-politicians-commit-malpractice.html#comment-90690 nice entry. sad that we are stuck advocating for more lawsuits, the only certain outcome of which is more money for whatever lawyers get involved.<br/><br/>by the way, how can all players in a monopoly game run out of money? doesn't make sense to me, but i'm not an avid player or anything.. nice entry. sad that we are stuck advocating for more lawsuits, the only certain outcome of which is more money for whatever lawyers get involved.

by the way, how can all players in a monopoly game run out of money? doesn’t make sense to me, but i’m not an avid player or anything..

]]> By: Anonymoushttp://www.kevinmd.com/blog/2009/04/edwin-leap-who-pays-when-politicians.html#comment-90682 Anonymous Fri, 03 Apr 2009 15:20:00 +0000 http://clients.emmense.com/kevinmd/2009/04/edwin-leap-who-pays-when-politicians-commit-malpractice.html#comment-90682 Well how exactly are we supposed to sort out whether conduct constitutes negligence if not through a process that compels all parties to put the necessary evidence on the table? Well how exactly are we supposed to sort out whether conduct constitutes negligence if not through a process that compels all parties to put the necessary evidence on the table?

]]> By: Joseph Sucher, MD FACShttp://www.kevinmd.com/blog/2009/04/edwin-leap-who-pays-when-politicians.html#comment-90679 Joseph Sucher, MD FACS Fri, 03 Apr 2009 12:36:00 +0000 http://clients.emmense.com/kevinmd/2009/04/edwin-leap-who-pays-when-politicians-commit-malpractice.html#comment-90679 A chilling story even if the children are joking. But the reality is upon us, and it's no joke. There are so many people who expect something for nothing. Freeconomics is the new buzzword born of the Internet culture. Surfing around the Internet gives you the impression that everything can be had for nothing. Its a slippery slope. However, the Internet is likely the most important thing to have happened in modern times by creating so much in terms of communication. Its an interesting dichotomy.<br/><br/>I do have to take issue with with your statement "I know a thing or two about honest mistakes. In my field, they call them ‘malpractice.’". <br/><br/>No... we do not call mistakes malpractice. All of us make mistakes. It is part of being human and is unavoidable. I want the readers to be clear about this. <br/><br/>The definition of malpractice is:<br/><br/>"Negligence or misconduct by a professional person, such as a lawyer, a doctor, a dentist, or an accountant."<br/><br/>"The failure to meet a standard of care or standard of conduct that is recognized by a profession reaches the level of malpractice when a client or patient is injured or damaged because of error."<br/><br/>I copied this definition from:<br/>http://legal-dictionary.thefreedictionary.com/Malpractice<br/><br/>Therefore mistakes are only malpractice as they are related to causing harm to the patient stemming from negligence and not performing to the standard of care.<br/><br/>Unfortunately, we are not protected from being dragged through the legal torture chambers because of this definition. A mistake, no matter if it is within the standard of care or not negligent, can still buy you the pain that a law suit brings.<br/><br/>JFS A chilling story even if the children are joking. But the reality is upon us, and it’s no joke. There are so many people who expect something for nothing. Freeconomics is the new buzzword born of the Internet culture. Surfing around the Internet gives you the impression that everything can be had for nothing. Its a slippery slope. However, the Internet is likely the most important thing to have happened in modern times by creating so much in terms of communication. Its an interesting dichotomy.

I do have to take issue with with your statement “I know a thing or two about honest mistakes. In my field, they call them ‘malpractice.’”.

No… we do not call mistakes malpractice. All of us make mistakes. It is part of being human and is unavoidable. I want the readers to be clear about this.

The definition of malpractice is:

“Negligence or misconduct by a professional person, such as a lawyer, a doctor, a dentist, or an accountant.”

“The failure to meet a standard of care or standard of conduct that is recognized by a profession reaches the level of malpractice when a client or patient is injured or damaged because of error.”

I copied this definition from:
http://legal-dictionary.thefreedictionary.com/Malpractice

Therefore mistakes are only malpractice as they are related to causing harm to the patient stemming from negligence and not performing to the standard of care.

Unfortunately, we are not protected from being dragged through the legal torture chambers because of this definition. A mistake, no matter if it is within the standard of care or not negligent, can still buy you the pain that a law suit brings.

JFS

]]> By: Chuck Brookshttp://www.kevinmd.com/blog/2009/04/edwin-leap-who-pays-when-politicians.html#comment-90673 Chuck Brooks Thu, 02 Apr 2009 23:22:00 +0000 http://clients.emmense.com/kevinmd/2009/04/edwin-leap-who-pays-when-politicians-commit-malpractice.html#comment-90673 The politicos and their followers and wannabes are certainly close to the root of the problems, if not the actual cause. That and $1.50 will get a cup of coffee in some places. Good recap.<br/>Chuck Brooks<br/>FutureWare SCG The politicos and their followers and wannabes are certainly close to the root of the problems, if not the actual cause. That and $1.50 will get a cup of coffee in some places. Good recap.
Chuck Brooks
FutureWare SCG

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