Dr. Badia Discusses Chapter 11 – Medical Malpractice, Trial Lawyers, & Tort Reform

Quick Overview by Dr. Badia

In this chapter of the book “Healthcare From The Trenches”, Alejandro Badia, M.D. discusses:

• Medical malpractice (putting things into perspective)
• Defensive medicine
• Lawsuits amount up to 5% of US healthcare costs
• The infamous McDonalds vs. Stella Liebeck hot takeout coffee case
• Lawsuit that take long period of time, one case up to 10 years
• Physicians are often responsible (i.e., spine surgeon “Dr. Death”)
• MedicalJustice.com – helping physicians deter frivolous lawsuits

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On this chapter I talk about medical malpractice and put things into perspective, as there’s two sides of every coin…”