Posted On: February 11, 2008, 4:34 pm CST

Posted By: Casual Observer

Obviously comments on an insurance site would carry some bias. While it is true that a bad outcome can occur with or without negligence, it is also true that there are times when a doctor fails to exercise an ordinary degree of skill or the accepted standard of care when rendering professional services and such failure results in injury, loss, or damage. In such cases, the doctor should be held responsible. One cannot assume that all bad outcomes are the result of medical negligence. Nor can one assume that all injuries are a result of simply a bad outcome by no fault of the doctor.