Nader Group Urges Improving Patient Safety, Removing Dangerous Doctors
National News • January 17, 2007
Despite claims by business and medical lobbying interests, there is no medical malpractice lawsuit crisis in America, according to analysis released by Ralph Nader's national group, Public ...
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Subject: RE: Medical Malpractice
Posted On: January 23, 2007, 11:25 am CST
Posted By: Liz Arnone
Comment:
As a private individual, unless you have tons of money you can forget about suing for malpractice. Attorneys won't touch it with a ten foot poll, it's too lengthy a process and too expensive for them to invest their time or money in, and the system is stacked against you if you want to tackle it yourself.
The first roadblock is that you have to find and pay some medical expert to review whatever documentation you may have, and hospital records to declare that you have just cause and they will certify it. Do you really think they'll find anything in the hospital records?
Secondly, you'll get absolutely no coopeeration from the hospital. And if you go as far as to the Attorney General's office, they'll confirm receipt of your complaint and assure you it will be investigated.
Several months later you'll receive a letter from their office stating they have reviewed the case and you have no case. The won't tell you what they reviewed, or answer any further questions, it's case closed, end of road.
The doctor's and the hospitals know this and they feel very protected.
Unless someone like Public Citizen is willing to take on the system, we're screwed.
Liz Arnone
Subject: RE: Medical Malpractice
The first roadblock is that you have to find and pay some medical expert to review whatever documentation you may have, and hospital records to declare that you have just cause and they will certify it. Do you really think they'll find anything in the hospital records?
Secondly, you'll get absolutely no coopeeration from the hospital. And if you go as far as to the Attorney General's office, they'll confirm receipt of your complaint and assure you it will be investigated.
Several months later you'll receive a letter from their office stating they have reviewed the case and you have no case. The won't tell you what they reviewed, or answer any further questions, it's case closed, end of road.
The doctor's and the hospitals know this and they feel very protected.
Unless someone like Public Citizen is willing to take on the system, we're screwed.
Liz Arnone