Perspective
Jul. 12, 2013
Imperfect results are not the seeds of medical malpractice
Studies vary, but recent estimates suggest that between 15,000 and 19,000 malpractice suits are brought against doctors each year. By Bradley I. Kramer
Clearly, there's no shortage of medical malpractice in the U.S. I'm not talking about lawsuits. I'm talking about actual medical malpractice, as in medical errors. We've seen the numbers over and over again, but they bear repeating because frankly, the gross numbers are staggering (even if, on a percentage basis, the number of reported incidents is actually, gulp, bordering on acceptable).
Over the years 2006,...
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