Nurses Activism
Published Mar 18, 2003
NRSKarenRN, BSN, RN
10 Articles; 18,370 Posts
Health Leaders Commentary
The Wrong Approach to the Medical malpractice insurance Crisis
By Russell Libby, M.D., for HealthLeaders News, March 17, 2003
The malpractice Liability Insurance crisis will not be solved or, unfortunately, abated by the various efforts being undertaken in a number of states. The erstwhile legislation put forth by the Bush administration may help to limit the rates of escalating premiums, but will not change the nature of the problem. The fingers point in a circular direction from lawyer to doctor to insurance company and back. As long as the system provides the incentive for contingency payoffs and doctors go on making medical mistakes there will be no end to this societal flaw
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renerian, BSN, RN
5,693 Posts
Interesting article. As always Karen I love to read your posts.
renerian
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