Posted On: December 7, 2007, 2:22 pm CST

Posted By: Bill Reed

And how many "drunk and careless" doctors do you think are running around the OR? Most med mal cases don't come close to meeting the standard for malpractice. People are simply angry that they didn't get the outcome they wanted. Doctors and surgical outcomes aren't perfect. Even if a doctor makes a mistake, I don't believe he/she should be penalized for it and it certainly isn't malpractice. 99.9% of medical professional do the absolute best they can for their patients. That has to be good enough. Check out the following definition of malpractice to put this into perspective:


mal·prac·tice /mælˈpræktɪs/ Pronunciation Key - Show Spelled Pronunciation[mal-prak-tis] Pronunciation Key - Show IPA Pronunciation
–noun 1. Law. failure of a professional person, as a physician or lawyer, to render proper services through reprehensible ignorance or negligence or through criminal intent, esp. when injury or loss follows.
2. any improper, negligent practice; misconduct or misuse.