Thanks Bill. I am always pleased to hear from citizens who care about injury prevention and safety. I encourage all readers to follow Bill on Twitter at TheSafetyPointe. You can also follow me on T...
Mark, I am a retired nuclear submarine officer and commercial nuclear industry executive. I currently consult on safety and performance in the nuclear and other high risk industries. I have worke...
This blog brings up some great points that are important for both patients and physicians to understand. In many cases simple improvements to the lines of communication between doctors, their staff,...
I'm pretty sure simply limiting damage awards will do nothing to improve health care. It will lower insurance premiums for doctors and their employers. What is needed is a comprehensive program to ...
In the example of the brain damaged 15 year that was awarded $20,000,000, using Texas and Mississippi tort reform as an example, isn't more accurate to say that the non-economic damages wold have bee...
You cant legislate stupidity. Maybe that is not fair. Left and right is sometimes a hard concept and is not taqught in medical or nursing school. Systems that call for double checking twice are inef...
I'm wondering how much lobby money went into the 2004 decision to keep adverse events secret? I'm afraid the almighty dollar wins over the rights and safety of others every time.
Great point on the anesthesiologist, that is not an area where mistakes have much gray area. They play to vital a role in the procedures.
Why do the proponents of so-called tort "reform" position this idea as if it's yet to be enacted. Many states have enacted it over the years and not a shred of evidence exists that it lowers health i...
What are your thoughts on joint and several liability? Should that be changed in those states that have it. How about a Loser pays costs if the case is tried to conclusion ? How about minimun standar...
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