I tend to believe the number is closer to 2.4%.

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Mar 26, 2016
1:01:05am

Conan O'Fresno

There's no way 20% of what doctors do is CYA.

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Conan

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This deserves its own thread RE: medical costs and lawsuits ...

MormonDevil

3/25/16 11:02am

Otoh, malpractice premiums are ridiculous. OBs routinely pay 6 figures a year in premiums. If tort reform would

slowhiteguy

3/25/16 11:09am

You have to realize though that OBs are the most at risk ...

MormonDevil

3/25/16 11:23am

I agree that they are most at risk. That said, I have talked to many and almost all of them have been sued for

slowhiteguy

3/25/16 11:43am

So the doctors claim the suits were total crap and frivolous ...

MormonDevil

3/25/16 11:52am

There are many legit lawsuits in medicine

smartup

3/25/16 12:21pm

We were only talking about the ones that never made it to an actual settlement stage cause they were thrown out for

slowhiteguy

3/25/16 4:39pm

Their attorneys are the last person...

CoachSpeak

3/26/16 10:09am

So they get the case dismissed at the pre litigation panel hearing and they sue

bluebloodedcoug

3/25/16 4:41pm

so do some lawyers. some areas of practice carry high enough stakes. can't get

Bob Vance

3/26/16 10:38pm

All I know is that I just paid $700 for an urgent care visit for kid that bit

Hotty-Toddy-Reb

3/25/16 11:16am

I had not seen the numbers from the Forbes article in the linked post.

joelvandyne

3/25/16 11:16am

It's the FEAR of lawsuits that's driving up costs

byu1

3/25/16 11:19am

WINNER

smartup

3/25/16 11:20am

Wrong ...

MormonDevil

3/25/16 11:58am

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MMCougIII

3/25/16 12:18pm

It depends on what types of case you are talking about ...

MormonDevil

3/25/16 1:30pm

Determining how much a doctor is doing to cover his

smartup

3/25/16 12:28pm

Of course you don't want tort reform. Tort reform will make less $$ for you.

smartup

3/25/16 11:19am

It will also mean no justice for truly vicitmized claimants ...

MormonDevil

3/25/16 11:59am

Sure if that helps you sleep at night.

smartup

3/25/16 12:29pm

That guy wasn't a "victim"....

CoachSpeak

3/25/16 11:49pm

There are no simple solutions to complex problems.

godawgs

3/25/16 11:44am

That's a nice narrative.

maizecoug

3/25/16 12:11pm

This is 100% correct. I do not practice in this area, but worked briefly

Thrill

3/25/16 12:41pm

It is good to see the perspective from your side of the fence.

SouthernCoug

3/25/16 1:35pm

The key is balance. Here in Nevada, malpractice suits got so out of control that

vegasnative

3/25/16 3:47pm

So a lawyer advocating to protect....

CoachSpeak

3/25/16 6:18pm

SMH

MormonDevil

3/25/16 6:31pm

There are industry norms. If those mats are a norm in the industry, they should

vegasnative

3/25/16 6:51pm

Uh...

CoachSpeak

3/25/16 11:47pm

Doctors, not lawyers, determine the standard of care in medicine.

Conan

3/26/16 12:58am

This. But it's no use trying to explain.

vegasnative

3/26/16 3:33am

Sure it is....

CoachSpeak

3/26/16 8:39am

Who is cashing in? Who is getting rich?

MormonDevil

3/26/16 11:21pm

Personal injury and medical malpractice lawyers....

CoachSpeak

3/27/16 9:14am

FWIW, Jesus didn't speak very highly of lawyers.

SJS

3/27/16 10:07am

Well-stated. I had the same thoughts reading the OP.

tony

3/26/16 8:52pm

Let's conduct a thought experiment ...

MormonDevil

3/26/16 11:19pm

First time I've ever heard of a "severe concussion" killing someone

SJS

3/26/16 11:37pm

I said he was diagnosed with a severe concussion when he first got to the ...

MormonDevil

3/26/16 11:50pm

So what was the cause of death?

SJS

3/27/16 12:03am

RE: So what was the cause of death?

MormonDevil

3/28/16 1:27pm

So he died from the stroke, not the fall.

SJS

3/28/16 4:28pm

I like that you're making your argument...

CoachSpeak

3/27/16 9:27am

This is not true at all. Reaching a guilty malpractice

P-townCoug

3/25/16 7:32pm

Lawyers that file crap suits should be held accountable. Like you said, claims no matter how ridiculous, follow the

slowhiteguy

3/25/16 7:37pm

I hope any medical malpractice lawyers on the board read this.

SouthernCoug

3/25/16 8:38pm

Interesting that you say CYA tests/procedures account for 20% of all health care costs, but MormonDevil says it

Conan

3/26/16 12:28am

Harvard study ...

MormonDevil

3/26/16 12:43am

I tend to believe the number is closer to 2.4%.

Conan

3/26/16 1:01am

20% was an estimate by a guy who wrote a book about

P-townCoug

3/26/16 1:24am

Regardless of what percentage of the cost...

CoachSpeak

3/26/16 8:51am

RE: Harvard study ...

VACougMD

3/26/16 10:06am

Respectfully ...

MormonDevil

3/26/16 10:40am

RE: Respectfully ...

VACougMD

3/26/16 10:58am

MD, a few points

SouthernCoug

3/26/16 12:02pm

It's incredible that medicine is the only profession where "being human"

P-townCoug

3/26/16 2:02pm

What are you talking about? ...

MormonDevil

3/26/16 3:12pm

Medical expert witnesses are worth about as much as my big toenail

P-townCoug

3/27/16 12:11am

So if what you is do is so vital and moral...

CoachSpeak

3/26/16 10:23am

Caps for attorney compensation are already in place ...

MormonDevil

3/26/16 3:15pm

You haven't responded...

CoachSpeak

3/26/16 9:23pm

Your ad hominen attacks are unbecoming and evidence a poor understanding ...

MormonDevil

3/26/16 11:31pm

No....

CoachSpeak

3/27/16 9:37am

That's funny, and out of line with reality. Cheers.

Bob Vance

3/26/16 10:42pm

This is so misguided. Do you believe in the free market?

Icecat

3/27/16 2:48am

I know perfectly well what I'm talking about...

CoachSpeak

3/27/16 9:48am

There is not always a moral claim to what trial lawyers do. Often however, there

Icecat

3/28/16 10:22am

Allstate's new tactic in my jurisdiction is to disregard medical bills ...

MormonDevil

3/28/16 11:44am

So is it really a chess match?

CoachSpeak

3/28/16 8:01pm

It absolutely is a game ...

MormonDevil

3/28/16 9:48pm

That makes sense...

CoachSpeak

3/29/16 1:56pm

If it is a soft tissue case ...

MormonDevil

3/29/16 2:09pm

No that doesn't make sense for you...

CoachSpeak

3/29/16 2:14pm

That's a reasonable reply...

CoachSpeak

3/28/16 7:49pm

Speaking for myself ...

MormonDevil

3/28/16 9:52pm

And that makes sense...

CoachSpeak

3/29/16 2:03pm

Caps might not be the best option, but our system for recourse due to medical

HungryCoug

3/26/16 8:07pm

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