MEDiC Bill

[mojojojo]

This is an interesting new proposal. The concept is that if you report your medical error up front, you pay a small fee, and then that error is not subject to litigation. I think it sounds good on it's face; I think the end result would be better communication between providers and patients. What do you think?

http://content.nejm.org/cgi/content/full/354/21/2205

P.S. It's written by Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama, so Republican med students, you have to READ it first before rejecting the idea. 🙂

 

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Hilary & Barack 2008!!

 

[erasable]

The concept is hardly new. The Veterans Affairs has used a similar system for years. The small fee isn't really neccessary. The most important is admitting an error, a sincere apology and explaination to the family. A separate dept in the hospital calculates a reasonable compensation, the hospital gives less, the family receives more, and generally everyone wins, except the lawyer.

I had no intention of voting for Clinton before I read this, and I still have no intention of voting for her now.

This is an interesting new proposal. The concept is that if you report your medical error up front, you pay a small fee, and then that error is not subject to litigation. I think it sounds good on it's face; I think the end result would be better communication between providers and patients. What do you think?

http://content.nejm.org/cgi/content/full/354/21/2205

P.S. It's written by Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama, so Republican med students, you have to READ it first before rejecting the idea. 🙂