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Re: heads up- malpractice insurance From: Charlie Chambers (cchamber@gorge.net) Sun Jan 27 18:17:03 2002 Messages sorted by: [ date ][ thread ][ subject ][ author ] Next message: Garry Siegel: "GYN: Prior abdominoplasty--for LAVH" Previous message: Marilyn Ringst: "Re: heads up- malpractice insurance: for the last time" In reply to: Marilyn Ringst: "Re: heads up- malpractice insurance" Next in thread: DoctorJoe@aol.com: "Re: heads up- malpractice insurance" On Sunday, January 27, 2002, at 10:00 AM, Marilyn Ringst wrote: > <<ahh Marilyn - BUT > just for discussion's sake - if someone or some group has a personal > vendetta against some physician - then the ability of going public > becomes - to quote Justice Clarence Thomas - "a high tech lynching."Ö.>> > > well Art, hereís where the beauty of the American legal system comes > into play. If someone slanders you publicly, you have recourse. And > that may be the root of the problem- weíve all become afraid to say > anything and the Dr. Zorroís of the world carve away. > > as to Justice Thomas..he actually called the hearings a "a high-tech > lynching for uppity Blacks." I think "high tech lynching" was much > more appropriate when it was applied to Microsoft. > > Marilyn Ringstaff, CNM > Rome, GA > ah, but here is where many in the medical community differ. Anyone can call most state medical boards and accuse a provider of anything at all. There is no slander implicit because anonymity is reserved, protected. Further, hospitals, 3rd party payors, state licensing, all have providers sign essentially a waver for any and all reporting entity. Anyone that has ever worked with you, or held privileges where you have worked can essentially say anything they want with full immunity. I understand the need to protect those making these accusations but at the same time who is protecting the providers? As to legal recourse, I think that most would agree that it isn't necessarily about agreeing to a standard of care and deciding compliance. Otherwise, all the frivolous lawsuits without any basis would not have been successful. Again, I don't know the answer, but I'm pretty sure that we're not living it right now. ************************************************************************** ** Charlie Chambers -- Hood River, OR cchamber@alumni.rice.edu "Almost anything you do will seem insignificant but it is very important that you do it....You must be the change you wish to see in the world" -- Mahatma Ghandi. ************************************************************************** ***** Next message: Garry Siegel: "GYN: Prior abdominoplasty--for LAVH" Previous message: Marilyn Ringst: "Re: heads up- malpractice insurance: for the last time" In reply to: Marilyn Ringst: "Re: heads up- malpractice insurance" Next in thread: DoctorJoe@aol.com: "Re: heads up- malpractice insurance"

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