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JoeRedskin · 07-01-2009, 09:18 PM

Fair points to an extent. The key of course is "sued successfully" , malpractice is a very difficult case to prove. Bad doctors do not necessarily lose lawsuits. In the WC situation, the question is not "did the doctor screw up", it is "was the patient harmed" - big difference. I understand your point about the similarities to 3 Strikes. At the same time, a doctor who causes harm and does so on a consistent basis - even if he causes harm w/o committing malpractice - is not one who should be practicing. A balance would have to be struck. What the balance is, I am not quite sure.

07-01-2009, 09:18 PM	#29
JoeRedskin Contains football related knowledge Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Second Star On The Right Age: 63 Posts: 10,401	Re: Healthcare Education and Q&A Thread Fair points to an extent. The key of course is "sued successfully" , malpractice is a very difficult case to prove. Bad doctors do not necessarily lose lawsuits. In the WC situation, the question is not "did the doctor screw up", it is "was the patient harmed" - big difference. I understand your point about the similarities to 3 Strikes. At the same time, a doctor who causes harm and does so on a consistent basis - even if he causes harm w/o committing malpractice - is not one who should be practicing. A balance would have to be struck. What the balance is, I am not quite sure. __________________ Strap it up, hold onto the ball, and let’s go.