How many doctors are committing medical malpractice? The reality is not many doctors are regularly committing malpractice on their patients. But a small percentage of doctors get a disproportionate amount of medical malpractice claims. For all of the chatter about what is to be done to reduce medical malpractice lawsuits, meaningful change will not come until we can do a better job of policing that minority of doctors.
Doctors do not do a great job of policing themselves. Lawyers do a much better job. I see you rolling your eyes. So let me explain.
Lawyers are ultimately judged by our bosses: judges. There is a built in distance between these two brands of lawyers that allows for better oversight. Doctors are being judged by other doctors. Totally different arrangement.
What is the better solution to disciplining bad doctors? I don't know. This post just identifies the problem.
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