And the Debate on the Proposed Medical Malpractice “Reform” Continues
OK, friends. This has been a hot issue on my solo practitioner list serve, which found my recent response too long to digest. So I’ve put it here, along with the post from Patrick to which I was responding. ———————————————————————- Your message cannot be distributed to the SOLOSEZ list because it exceeds the maximum message [...]
How Proposed Legislation Re: Medical Malpractice Will Hurt NYers
Nobody likes to think about the possibility that he or she will become the victim of medical malpractice. But right now, there is more reason than ever to consider that unpleasant scenario. Because if legislation now under consideration in Albany goes into effect, people who have been harmed by medical negligence will be facing a [...]
Heads in the Sand, Hands Protecting Wallet
I was so enraged this morning that I could not write. That is because I came across this article in today’s New York Times. It’s about an American hospital that overradiated stroke patients undergoing CT brain perfusion scans, despite a virtual tsunami of warnings. According to reporter Walt Bogdanich: The patients at Cabell Huntington Hospital [...]