Tag: Malpractice

Overhauling Medical Malpractice to Address Defensive Medicine

Much of modern life in Western civilization has its roots in ancient…

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Evidence based defensive medicine

 Defensive medicine –when physicians provide or recommend unnecessary treatment or testing in order to…

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When Should a Doctor Lose His License?

This afternoon, as I write this, a professional football player was ejected…

Michael Kirsch Michael Kirsch

Medical Malpractice Reform Just Won’t Go Away

We’re continuing along in our section-by-section analysis of the Burr-Hatch-Upton Proposal to…

Brad Wright Brad Wright

Are Doctors Sued Enough for Medical Malpractice?

Remember personal responsibility? There actually was an Era of Responsibility when folks…

Michael Kirsch Michael Kirsch

Risk of EHRs: Malpractice Claims

Way back in 2005 when I was still getting started as a…

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Malpractice: Right Diagnosis; Wrong Solution

Zeke Emanuel and his colleagues at CAP are taking on the malpractice…

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Malpractice Law Is Bad for Your Health

One of the worst features of the American health care system is…

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Do Electronic Health Records Reduce Malpractice Claims?

 Originally posted Sunday, January 13, 2013Electronic health records (EHRs) are touted by…

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Malpractice

he average physician spends almost 11 percent of his or her career…

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