Comments on: Worst States For Medical Malpractice Risk

By: Polo

Polo — Wed, 26 Sep 2012 16:46:50 +0000

I agree with you K. A doctor has to practice defensive medicine because of the proliferation of malpractice lawsuits. It is interfering with proper and rational medicine.

By: K. Dawson

K. Dawson — Thu, 20 Sep 2012 15:52:32 +0000

On the contrary…ordering a test will help the patient. Poor doctors are damned if they do and damned if they don’t!!!!!!!!!!!!! That really must cease and yes….trial lawyers are running the show and when there are lawsuits it should be with a jury of their peers not ignorant, non-educated people and people that do not have a clue about healthcare. Fewer and fewer more people want to become doctors….ask yourself “why?”

By: K. Dawson

K. Dawson — Thu, 20 Sep 2012 15:48:49 +0000

Ron,

Ordering of tests from a physician to help a patient is NOT malpractice! People better wake up and stop these silly, stupid legal suits as there will not be enough doctors in the next 10 years. Between our government being involved and ignorant people we all will suffer in the very near future. There needs to be major reform on malpractice suits and I have a good answer but much to long to write on these site. Lawsuits must cease…malpractice is with the intent of commiting “malpheasance” and I do not know many that are truely doing so. Doctors are not “Gods” they are just like every other person.

By: Ron Miller

Ron Miller — Tue, 06 Dec 2011 13:07:30 +0000

There are certainly some jurisdictions that are more favorable to plaintiffs. But, really, trial lawyers don’t run the show anyway.

Isn’t saying “you alter your ppractice for lawsuits” the same as say “committing malpractice”? If a doctor is ordering tests which involve some level of risk to the patient to protect themselves, isn’t that malpractice?

By: Medical roundup

Medical roundup — Sun, 04 Dec 2011 16:26:44 +0000

[...] Talking back to the “malpractice litigation is no big deal, docs should grin and bear it” theorists [David Sack, ACP via White Coat] “Worst states for medical malpractice risk” [White Coat] [...]

By: throckmorton

throckmorton — Fri, 28 Oct 2011 16:56:30 +0000

A point that I think is often missed when we look at relative rates of malpractice insurance is the overall conditions in which medicine has to be practiced. In those counties of Florda and Michigan, you practice with a price on your head. You know you will be sued, it is just a matter when. You then alter your practice of medicine based on what is best for law suits and perhaps not what is best for the patient. The high insurance costs are based on the plethora of cases that are difficult and costly to get tossed out of court even though they are frivoulous. TrialLawyers, INC runs the show in those areas.