tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7323692122514281455.post6973594403107916806..comments2024-03-22T17:05:55.267-04:00Comments on MD Whistleblower: Lawyers and Medical Malpractice Reform: Tort Reform Allies for Doctors?Michael Kirsch, M.D.http://www.blogger.com/profile/07555280388086931097noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7323692122514281455.post-29803669164058051212011-12-05T22:47:19.679-05:002011-12-05T22:47:19.679-05:00Physicians have shown no interest in supporting su...Physicians have shown no interest in supporting such a thing, and more importantly their insurers wouldn't let them. Physicians have only supported actions which close the courthouse door or restrict it further to patients, regardless of the merits of their claims. <br /><br />You may believe they would do something else, but actions speak louder than words. Including your own in your support of Ohio's "reforms".Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7323692122514281455.post-9281794858192704952011-12-05T20:53:58.848-05:002011-12-05T20:53:58.848-05:00I appreciate your view and wonder why you feel you...I appreciate your view and wonder why you feel you need to remai anonymous. You are mistaken about your view of what physicians would support. Ideally, a just system would capture all negligently harmed patients and spare all innocent doctors from the outset. Shouldn't this be the goal to arrive for?Michael Kirsch, M.D.https://www.blogger.com/profile/07555280388086931097noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7323692122514281455.post-66396837003866486892011-12-05T16:59:10.494-05:002011-12-05T16:59:10.494-05:00Criticism is cheap and easy. If your complaint is...Criticism is cheap and easy. If your complaint is that the system fails because more people don't utilize it, that's fine. But you'll find scant support among the physician community, or more importantly, their insurers, for something to rectify that problem.<br /><br />The "reform" efforts you've supported previously certainly didn't address it.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7323692122514281455.post-78502372667554283602011-12-05T11:35:21.212-05:002011-12-05T11:35:21.212-05:00I criticize the system because it is broken. I co...I criticize the system because it is broken. I contend that 100% of negligently harmed patients have access to the system. Surely, any plaintiff attorney would accept a case of true negligence on a contingency fee, assuming that the damages warranted the effort. The problem is that an overwhelming majority of these cases do not file. In contrast, the majority of cases that are filed have no medical negligence involved. Obviously, the screening process is fatally flawed. Thanks for your ocmment, even if anonymous.Michael Kirsch, M.D.https://www.blogger.com/profile/07555280388086931097noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7323692122514281455.post-10687816579738390202011-12-04T16:08:46.032-05:002011-12-04T16:08:46.032-05:00So you're criticizing the system because not e...So you're criticizing the system because not enough people utilize it?<br /><br />But you have supported reforms that make it harder for them to access the system. And your insurers also actively try to make it more difficult.<br /><br />You're typing out of both sides of your keyboard, Dr. Kirsch.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com