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…”