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by fnbr
4854 days ago
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I believe that was his point, no? That is one of the major issues preventing innovation in healthcare- the potential to lose a huge lawsuit. This article: http://www.nytimes.com/2013/02/24/business/overcoming-obstac... illustrated one of the main problems: the legal framework surrounding malpractice is completely screwed up. In the article, it is claimed that "As it is now, a doctor or hospital can be sued if the plaintiff can show that “normal standards of care” were not followed, even if those normal standards of care are inappropriate." Assuming that this is correct (I am neither a physician nor a lawyer), this basically freezes innovation, and makes it nigh impossible for innovation to occur. |
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