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byturkeyfish ( 950384 ) writes:
Perhaps the title of the article should read lawyers and doctors create too many patients.
byAnonymous Coward writes:
As I understand the current situation:
1) If they don't do the tests and catch a problem, the doctor and hospital will be sued.
1a) The results of a trial may put licenses at risk, depending upon the State Board's agressiveness.
2) If they due the tests either tax subsidized insurance or a Medicare type program will pay for the tests and treatment.
Conclusion: How could the situation any different.......
by0100010001010011 ( 652467 ) writes:
My girlfriend, a doctor, agrees. I just texted her the article and her response:
"We make more patients bc we practice defensive medicine. No one wants to be sued".
bynomadic ( 141991 ) writes:
No offense to your girlfriend, but do you really think she's going to say "oh, yeah, we definitely are to blame"?
The Medical Malpractice Myth. [uchicago.edu]:
What do we know?
First, we know from the California study, as confirmed by more recent, better publicized studies, that the real problem is too much medical malpractice, not too much litigation. Most people do not sue, which means that victims—not doctors, hospitals, or liability insurance companies—bear the lion’s share of the costs of medica
byJamesP ( 688957 ) writes:
A good job of a lawyer trying to put the blame somewhere else...
The fear of litigation alone is sufficient to make doctors order all kinds of tests
Of course doctors are to blame, they put themselves on the "all knowing" spot.
One way out would be to limit the (financial) responsibility of a doctor in case of malpractice.
byh4rr4r ( 612664 ) writes:
Then there would be even more malpractice. Tons of that already. How about this simple in between step, one used in many fields, if your solution does not fix the problem you do not get paid.
If I take my car to the mechanic and he can't fix it, I don't pay him. If I buy a ladder to paint the roof and it does not work or breaks the first time I get my money back. Doctors are about the only field who expect to be paid even when they are totally useless. Then they have the gall to tell me I need a yearly check
bydemonlapin ( 527802 ) writes:
Goodbye, oncology. Goodbye, cardiology. Goodbye, neurology.
In fact, goodbye just about everything but infectious disease and surgery, because those are really the only fields that "fix".
byh4rr4r ( 612664 ) writes:
So no one has ever been cured of cancer, or had a tumor removed/killed off. No on has ever had open heart surgery or taken medicine for heart disease?
No one has ever been treated for head injuries and had that treatment provide some amount of improvement in there condition?
I am not suggesting 100% fix. I am suggesting you give me a bill to achieve some well stated goal if you fail to meet that goal I don't pay.
byh4rr4r ( 612664 ) writes:
To make this more clear on Monday I will spend $1600 on medical treatment for a cat. The Vet gave me a total break down of what they are doing and why. He also was willing to give me actual numbers on what this will do for the cat and what I am getting for my money. I have never seen a doctor do this.
bycetialphav ( 246516 ) writes:
The reason you get this kind of treatment from the Vet is because you are shelling money out of your own wallet for the cat. You have the option of doing nothing and letting nature take its course. Doctors who are doing voluntary procedures (e.g. Lasik, breast enhancement, etc) will give you the same treatment. When I got Lasik, my doctor gave me a fixed price that covered everything and it was all well explained.
The problem with the current medical system is that the money flows through intermediaries and not directly from the patient to the doctor. There are doctors who are trying to change this (http://thestory.org/archive/the_story_209_Cash_Doctor.mp3/view [thestory.org]), but they are the minority. Insurance should really protect against big financial burdens, not for the treatment of a cold. By having all the money flow through insurance companies, we just add inefficiencies into the system.
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