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Re: Malpractice Legislation From: DoctorJoe@aol.com Sat May 31 11:54:31 2003 Messages sorted by: [ date ][ thread ][ subject ][ author ] Next message: Steve Raymond: "Re: OB: PROM, prior C/Section" Previous message: Jay Kulkin: "Re: Hormone-Taking -New" Maybe in reply to: Dean Huffman: "Malpractice Legislation" In a message dated 5/31/03 09:14:38, perinatl@yahoo.com writes: > > Unclear on the Concept > > Prominent Columbia, S.C., surgeon Harry J. Metropol, appearing before > > a state legislative committee in April to argue that doctors shouldn't > > have to pay so much money in malpractice awards and insurance > > premiums, minimized the harm suffered by a woman (not Metropol's > > patient) who lost both breasts because of an error in cancer > > diagnosis. "She did not lose her life," Metropol said, sunnily, "and > > with plastic surgery, she'll have breast reconstruction better than > > she did before. It won't be National Geographic, hanging to her knees. > > It'll be nice, firm breasts." [Tampa Tribune-Knight Ridder, 4-18-03] > But he's a surgeon, after all . . . . On the legal side of it, or should I say the underwriting side, remember that DEATH is cheap. It's when you LIVE and have ongoing medical expenses and rehab and all that that you run up the bills. That's why damaged babies are so expensive and dead babies are easy to insure. Anyway, it's cavalier to think that "Oh, at least she's alive," but that's a more medical view - the view in court or in the business office is, "damn, you mean she lived?" Joe P. Next message: Steve Raymond: "Re: OB: PROM, prior C/Section" Previous message: Jay Kulkin: "Re: Hormone-Taking -New" Maybe in reply to: Dean Huffman: "Malpractice Legislation"

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