Posts tagged caps on damages

• The fact of the fact of the matter is that the state medical board should have revoked this doctor's license with the medical malpractice history he has. If this was the case we would not be having ...

  Does Texas medical malpractice "reform" attract bad doctors?

  Joe | August 10, 2011 5:25 PMHonolulu, HI

• Jim: That's the point. Hospitals won't make a commitment to safety and hire the necessary personnel. Too expensive. Potential liability costs would be the only financial incentive to do so. But, ...

  Does Texas medical malpractice "reform" attract bad doctors?

  Mark Bello | August 10, 2011 4:33 PMHonolulu, HI

• Jim, In a perfect world your solutions would solve many issues. In reality, unfortunately, it does not happen because everything is about the bottom line, profits. As you mentioned, one bad h...

  Does Texas medical malpractice "reform" attract bad doctors?

  Cilla Mitchell | August 08, 2011 10:05 PMHonolulu, HI

• Cilla- more nurses, fewer patients and shorter shifts is a solution, a really good one. If you want better care, fewer injuries, there you go. You did not tell me I was wrong , just my glasses were t...

  Does Texas medical malpractice "reform" attract bad doctors?

  Jim O'Hare RPLU AIC IAS | August 08, 2011 6:52 PMHonolulu, HI

• Jim, More nurses, shorter shifts and fewer patients? Jim, when have you got out of your office for some air and a reality check? I always thought people who worked in a managerial position or ...

  Does Texas medical malpractice "reform" attract bad doctors?

  Cilla Mitchell | August 05, 2011 4:58 PMHonolulu, HI

• Sorry, Jim, but I see the sadness in people's faces all the time since 2003. I have taken only two medical malpractice cases since then. One was a woman who had a routine colon surgery. The surgeo...

  Does Texas medical malpractice "reform" attract bad doctors?

  Mary Alice McLarty | August 05, 2011 2:49 PMHonolulu, HI

• Dear Cilla / Mark: More nurses, shorter shifts and fewer patients to start is a good fix. The archaic hazing of residents doing 72 hr shifts- has got to go. Nurse quantity breeds quality care. ...

  Does Texas medical malpractice "reform" attract bad doctors?

  Jim O'Hare RPLU AIC IAS | August 05, 2011 1:54 PMHonolulu, HI

• Well, Jim. Here is a nurse saying that nurses have to "mop up" for the mistakes of doctors all the time. And she's not a lawyer who profits from a lawsuit. If it is virtually impossible to sue a "...

  Does Texas medical malpractice "reform" attract bad doctors?

  Mark Bello | August 05, 2011 12:39 PMHonolulu, HI

• Jim, How do you suggest nurses fix this problem? You put this suggestion out there, can you please provide an example? Nurses have been trying to mop after doctors for years with many errors...

  Does Texas medical malpractice "reform" attract bad doctors?

  Cilla Mitchell | August 05, 2011 11:18 AMHonolulu, HI

• Sorry to hear about your wife, a tough weight to carry. I have adjusted professional liability claims since 1985 and I am well aware of wrongful death matters. I have found very few black and white c...

  Does Texas medical malpractice "reform" attract bad doctors?

  Jim O'Hare RPLU AIC IAS | August 05, 2011 10:08 AMHonolulu, HI