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Freeze Peach and Lies
We ' ve discussed here more than once the problematic aspects of the concept of free speech in general, and what the First Amendment means specifically.An excellent case in point is California Assembly Bill AB 2098. The link is to a post by physician David Gorski, who is  irredeemably long winded, bu the gist of it is:It shall constitute unprofessional conduct for a physician and surgeon to disseminate misinformation or disinformation related to COVID-19, including false or misleading information regarding the nature and risks of the virus, its prevention and treatment; and the development, safety, and effectiveness o...
Source: Stayin' Alive - September 26, 2022 Category: American Health Source Type: blogs

California ’s Misguided Effort to Stifle COVID Scientific Discourse
Jeffrey A. SingerOn September 12, the California legislature sent to Governor Newsom ’s deskAB-2098, that “would designate the dissemination [by physicians and surgeons] of misinformation or disinformation related to the SARS‐​CoV‑2 coronavirus, or ‘COVID-19,’ as unprofessional conduct,” which means they may be sanctioned or lose their license. The bill defines “misinformation” as “f alse information that is contradicted by contemporary scientific consensus contrary to the standard of care.”At first blush, this might seem reasonable. After all, it ’s considered medical malpractice to violate the ...
Source: Cato-at-liberty - September 15, 2022 Category: American Health Authors: Jeffrey A. Singer Source Type: blogs

What to do if you ’ re involved in a medical malpractice lawsuit [PODCAST]
Subscribe to The Podcast by KevinMD. Catch up on old episodes! “The worry and anticipation of getting sued are heightened more than ever in the wake of the pandemic. It is in all physicians’ minds. I recently did a quick poll in some of my physician groups on social media, and roughly 500 physicians responded Read more… What to do if you’re involved in a medical malpractice lawsuit [PODCAST] originally appeared in KevinMD.com. (Source: Kevin, M.D. - Medical Weblog)
Source: Kevin, M.D. - Medical Weblog - September 11, 2022 Category: General Medicine Authors: Tags: Podcast Malpractice Source Type: blogs

Contractual issues for female physicians [PODCAST]
Subscribe to The Podcast by KevinMD. Catch up on old episodes! “All physicians need to be concerned about issues such as potential delays in the start date, restrictive covenants, potential ownership in a private practice, malpractice tail coverage, employee benefits, etc. Unfortunately, until discrimination against female physicians ends, female physicians need to be especially vigilant Read more… Contractual issues for female physicians [PODCAST] originally appeared in KevinMD.com. (Source: Kevin, M.D. - Medical Weblog)
Source: Kevin, M.D. - Medical Weblog - September 8, 2022 Category: General Medicine Authors: Tags: Podcast Practice Management Source Type: blogs

Breaking the vicious cycle of medical malpractice lawsuits
Lawsuits are conventional in medical practice. An unhappy patient hires a malpractice attorney, who hires a medical expert, who interprets the standards of care and generalizes a departure from the standards of care and proximate cause. The preponderance of evidence is 50% certainty plus an ill-defined scintilla, which needs to be only 0.01% to be Read more… Breaking the vicious cycle of medical malpractice lawsuits originally appeared in KevinMD.com. (Source: Kevin, M.D. - Medical Weblog)
Source: Kevin, M.D. - Medical Weblog - August 11, 2022 Category: General Medicine Authors: Tags: Physician Malpractice Source Type: blogs

Teen dies when blood culture protocol botched [PODCAST]
Subscribe to The Podcast by KevinMD. Catch up on old episodes! “Address the patient’s chief complaint first. In this case, the other symptoms were only side effects of the main problem. Pay attention to lab work. In this case, the elevated white blood count and the related blood culture results. Keep an open mind, broaden Read more… Teen dies when blood culture protocol botched [PODCAST] originally appeared in KevinMD.com. (Source: Kevin, M.D. - Medical Weblog)
Source: Kevin, M.D. - Medical Weblog - August 7, 2022 Category: General Medicine Authors: Tags: Podcast Emergency Medicine Malpractice Source Type: blogs

We ’ re reacting to medical errors the wrong way
Medical mistakes are as old as the practice of medicine itself, but it wasn’t until 1999 that the United States started paying more attention to them. Over twenty years later, we may be reducing medical errors — a recent study published in the Journal of the American Medical Association found significant decreases in mistakes in Read more… We’re reacting to medical errors the wrong way originally appeared in KevinMD.com. (Source: Kevin, M.D. - Medical Weblog)
Source: Kevin, M.D. - Medical Weblog - August 7, 2022 Category: General Medicine Authors: Tags: Physician Hospital-Based Medicine Malpractice Source Type: blogs

Denying essential medical care doesn ’ t save money — or lives
That health care in the United States is wildly expensive is beyond debate — but the actual numbers are almost beyond belief. In 2010, for example, health care costs amounted to $2.6-trillion. By 2020, those costs had risen to $4 trillion — an increase of more than 50%. Worse, such increases show no signs of Read more… Denying essential medical care doesn’t save money — or lives originally appeared in KevinMD.com. (Source: Kevin, M.D. - Medical Weblog)
Source: Kevin, M.D. - Medical Weblog - July 30, 2022 Category: General Medicine Authors: Tags: Conditions Malpractice Oncology/Hematology Source Type: blogs

Teen dies when blood culture protocol botched: What can we learn from this tragedy?
It’s 4 a.m. when a 17-year-old awakens at home with severe left shoulder pain that his worried parents call 911. By the time he reaches the emergency room (ER), he has pain all the way to his wrist. “Any recent injuries?” asks the doctor. “Yeah, about three days ago, I was lifting about 200 pounds Read more… Teen dies when blood culture protocol botched: What can we learn from this tragedy? originally appeared in KevinMD.com. (Source: Kevin, M.D. - Medical Weblog)
Source: Kevin, M.D. - Medical Weblog - July 25, 2022 Category: General Medicine Authors: Tags: Conditions Emergency Medicine Infectious Disease Malpractice Source Type: blogs

Malpractice may be negative, but its data can generate positive results [PODCAST]
Subscribe to The Podcast by KevinMD.“When most health care professionals hear the word‘malpractice,’ they want to run the other way. This is understandable —but also a missed opportunity. We can leverage malpractice data to target and drive investment in patient safety efforts. Malpractice data shows us that good communication and teamwork are vital toRead more …Malpractice may be negative, but its data can generate positive results [PODCAST] originally appeared inKevinMD.com. (Source: Kevin, M.D. - Medical Weblog)
Source: Kevin, M.D. - Medical Weblog - July 17, 2022 Category: General Medicine Authors: < span itemprop="author" > < a href="https://www.kevinmd.com/post-author/the-podcast-by-kevinmd" rel="tag" data-wpel-link="internal" > The Podcast by KevinMD < /a > < /span > Tags: Podcast Malpractice Source Type: blogs

Using inquiry-based stress reduction to treat medical malpractice stress syndrome [PODCAST]
Subscribe to The Podcast by KevinMD.“We are busy people who have had much success; looking at our painful thoughts is not something we have had the need or opportunity to do. We may be a little anxious, neurotic, even, but we are respected, helpful, and successful. We tell ourselves that our anxiety is aRead more …Using inquiry-based stress reduction to treat medical malpractice stress syndrome [PODCAST] originally appeared inKevinMD.com. (Source: Kevin, M.D. - Medical Weblog)
Source: Kevin, M.D. - Medical Weblog - July 14, 2022 Category: General Medicine Authors: < span itemprop="author" > < a href="https://www.kevinmd.com/post-author/the-podcast-by-kevinmd" rel="tag" data-wpel-link="internal" > The Podcast by KevinMD < /a > < /span > Tags: Podcast Malpractice Source Type: blogs

Using inquiry-based stress reduction to treat medical malpractice stress syndrome
“Your worst enemy cannot hurt you as much as your own unguarded thoughts.”– The Buddha. On her 44th birthday, Dr. Maya Williams took in all she had accomplished: her recent partnership in her radiology practice, two beautiful middle-school daughters, and the enduring marriage to her medical school sweetheart. It was devastating when she openedRead more …Using inquiry-based stress reduction to treat medical malpractice stress syndrome originally appeared inKevinMD.com. (Source: Kevin, M.D. - Medical Weblog)
Source: Kevin, M.D. - Medical Weblog - July 11, 2022 Category: General Medicine Authors: < span itemprop="author" > < a href="https://www.kevinmd.com/post-author/lara-patriquin" rel="tag" data-wpel-link="internal" > Lara Patriquin, MD < /a > < /span > Tags: Physician Malpractice Source Type: blogs

Malpractice may be negative, but its data can generate positive results
When most health care professionals hear the word “malpractice,” they want to run the other way. This is understandable—but also a missed opportunity. We can leverage malpractice data to target and drive investment in patient safety efforts. Malpractice data shows us that good communication and teamwork are vital to preventing adverse events and malpractice claims—whileRead more …Malpractice may be negative, but its data can generate positive results originally appeared inKevinMD.com. (Source: Kevin, M.D. - Medical Weblog)
Source: Kevin, M.D. - Medical Weblog - June 27, 2022 Category: General Medicine Authors: < span itemprop="author" > < a href="https://www.kevinmd.com/post-author/david-l-feldman" rel="tag" data-wpel-link="internal" > David L. Feldman, MD, MBA < /a > < /span > Tags: Policy Malpractice Source Type: blogs

Supreme Court Sets Higher Bar for Prosecuting Doctors Who Prescribe Opioids for Pain
Jeffrey A. SingerToday the U.S. Supreme Court unanimously overturned lower court decisions in the consolidated cases ofRuan vs. United States and Kahn vs. United States. The two physicians were convicted of prescribing opioid pain medicine “outside the usual course of [medical] treatment” and were sentenced to prison.The jury inRuan was not instructed to consider Dr. Xiulu Ruan ’s “good‐​faith defense,” i.e., that he was indeed prescribing the drug “legitimately” to treat pain based upon his good‐​faith assessments of his patients’ medical contexts and requirements. The Eleventh Circuit Appeals Cour...
Source: Cato-at-liberty - June 27, 2022 Category: American Health Authors: Jeffrey A. Singer Source Type: blogs

A Reliability Check on Expert Witness Testimony in Medical Malpractice Litigation: Mandatory Medical Simulation
Julie Campbell (DePaul University), A Reliability Check on Expert Witness Testimony in Medical Malpractice Litigation: Mandatory Medical Simulation, SSRN (2022): Leading scholars have claimed that the medical malpractice system is working based on studies that estimate the error rate —the rate... (Source: HealthLawProf Blog)
Source: HealthLawProf Blog - June 6, 2022 Category: Medical Law Authors: Katharine Van Tassel Source Type: blogs