Alternatives to Tort “Reform” That Don’t Hurt Med Mal Victims
The State of New Jersey has taken an innovative approach to addressing a longstanding concern of physicians in high-risk practices. According to the New Jersey Star-Ledger, a recently passed bill would require the state’s doctors and lawyers to each contribute toward a state fund that would ease the relatively higher medical malpractice insurance premiums paid [...]
Conservative Hacks Continue to Beat Medical Malpractice Horse
Today’s Washington Times has a commentary post by a person who claims the title of “doctor,” Dr. Jason D. Fodeman. I say that because the writer addresses the high costs of so-called “defensive medicine,” in a manner so robotic and lacking in humanity that it is difficult to believe such a person has devoted his [...]
Surgeons Plus Burnout Equals Medical Malpractice
We should not be surprised that surgeons, like everyone else, suffer from burnout and depression, according to a new study reported in The Annals of Surgery. But we should be surprised, and alarmed, by the manner in which the burnout and depression affects patient care.
In this survey of 7,905 U.S. surgeons, almost 9% acknowledged having [...]