http://dailydose.righthealth.com/health-care/computer-program-helps-hospitals-and-patients-after-adverse-outcomes/ We feature the one health item you simply cannot afford to miss. Thu, 18 Mar 2010 03:55:36 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 http://dailydose.righthealth.com/health-care/computer-program-helps-hospitals-and-patients-after-adverse-outcomes/comment-page-1/#comment-2608 Jd Webb Mon, 25 Jan 2010 05:43:46 +0000 http://dailydose.kosmix.com/?p=1125#comment-2608 I enjoyed reading this I enjoyed reading this

]]> http://dailydose.righthealth.com/health-care/computer-program-helps-hospitals-and-patients-after-adverse-outcomes/comment-page-1/#comment-400 D.L.Johnson Thu, 22 Jan 2009 18:12:56 +0000 http://dailydose.kosmix.com/?p=1125#comment-400 Litigation-happy culture? There certainly are too many frivolous lawsuits but I think the perception drives the reality. I also think it is a convenient way for the medical industry to explain its sometimes wanton and careless behavior. In a study done ten years or so ago, Harvard did a study to determine how much of a "litigation-happy culture" we have. The researchers went to hospitals in the Boston area, pulled the files and discovered to their dismay that of 100 cases which they thought there could have been a lawsuit, only seven did so! More recently, again to the surprise of medicine, physician who admitted errors were surprised that they were not suited after the confession. I believe that studies have shown that where "confession" has been given, law suits have decreased - and this is before states instituted immunity from those confessions which physician gave. We are all human and subject to error. Most patient's/families, when honest dialogue is given, are willing to forgive if given an honest dialogue. Litigation-happy culture? There certainly are too many frivolous lawsuits but I think the perception drives the reality. I also think it is a convenient way for the medical industry to explain its sometimes wanton and careless behavior. In a study done ten years or so ago, Harvard did a study to determine how much of a “litigation-happy culture” we have. The researchers went to hospitals in the Boston area, pulled the files and discovered to their dismay that of 100 cases which they thought there could have been a lawsuit, only seven did so! More recently, again to the surprise of medicine, physician who admitted errors were surprised that they were not suited after the confession. I believe that studies have shown that where “confession” has been given, law suits have decreased – and this is before states instituted immunity from those confessions which physician gave. We are all human and subject to error. Most patient’s/families, when honest dialogue is given, are willing to forgive if given an honest dialogue.

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