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A Stronger Antidote than Tort Reform

enclave-nashville.blogspot.com
May 18, 2008
        

Tennessee's medical doctors are faced with a clear choice; join in the lemming lock step to tort-reform Texas or try something different and more ethical:with providers choking on malpractice costs and consumers demanding action against medical errors, a handful of prominent academic medical...

                   

Hospitals Admit Errors to Avoid Lawsuits

redorbit.com
May 18, 2008
        

Posted on: Sunday, 18 May 2008, 15:00 CDT Some U.S. hospitals are admitting medical errors in an effort to avert costly malpractice litigation, healthcare industry observers say. The new trend at such hospitals as Johns Hopkins and Stanford goes against what insurance companies and malpractice...

                   

Hospitals admit errors to avoid lawsuits

politicalgateway.com
May 18, 2008
        

NEW YORK, May 18 (UPI) -- Some U.S. hospitals are admitting medical errors in an effort to avert costly malpractice litigation, healthcare industry observers say. The new trend at such hospitals as Johns Hopkins and Stanford goes against what insurance companies and malpractice lawyers have long...

                   

Hospitals admit errors to avoid lawsuits

upi.com
May 18, 2008
        

NEW YORK, May 18 (UPI) -- Some U.S. hospitals are admitting medical errors in an effort to avert costly malpractice litigation, healthcare industry observers say. The new trend at such hospitals as Johns Hopkins and Stanford goes against what insurance companies and malpractice lawyers have long...

                   

Doctors apologize about errors, hope to defuse anger, lawsuits

signonsandiego.com
May 18, 2008
        

CHICAGO – In 40 years as a highly regarded cancer surgeon, Dr. Tapas K. Das Gupta had never made a mistake like this. As with any doctor, there had been occasional errors in diagnosis or judgment. But never, he said, had he opened up a patient and removed the wrong sliver of tissue, in this case...

                   

Hospitals admit errors to avoid lawsuits

tmcnet.com
May 18, 2008
        

Some U.S. hospitals are admitting medical errors in an effort to avert costly malpractice litigation, healthcare industry observers say. The new trend at such hospitals as Johns Hopkins and Stanford goes against what insurance companies and malpractice lawyers have long advised doctors -- deny...

                   

Doctors Start to Say ‘I’m Sorry’ Long Before ‘See You in Court’ (good move)

freerepublic.com
May 18, 2008
        

snip- For decades, malpractice lawyers and insurers have counseled doctors and hospitals to “deny and defend.” Many still warn clients that any admission of fault, or even expression of regret, is likely to invite litigation and imperil careers. But with providers choking on malpractice costs and...