Malpractice Rant #XXXXX

I suspect that I will return to this subject in the very near future, as it really is the biggest threat to our health care system.

10 years is a long time

Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, coronary artery disease, and congestive heart failure all impair quality of life prior to causing death.

I read it, I was amazed how close to the trial lawyer’s talking points this article comes. Malpractice Myths

The argument against stretching does make some sense. You need not take a joint to an angle that you will not be using.

I hope that this initiative focusses the debate, but I fear politics will intervene again. The trial lawyers are whining.

Iowa physicians cleared two of the three hurdles needed to enact a $250,000 cap on noneconomic damages awarded in medical malpractice lawsuits.

Physicians are damned if we underprescribe narcotics to pain patients, and damned if we prescribe to those who abuse drugs.

The message argues that a lawsuit against residency matching could harm couples and minorities unintentionally.

We (physicians) would all like a consultant who wanted to see these patients, as most physicians and psychiatrists shun them.

Most strains are susceptible to more expensive medications. Someone must find the money to treat these patients properly.