Star, people likely don’t know that there are at least 21 doctors with lengthy records of malprac-tice claims against them. All remain licensed in good standing in the states” (Kingsland 1). Not good at all where in two states that are practically the heart of the Midwest that people living in both Kansas and Missouri have no idea which physicians are producing medical malpractice claims everyday and getting away with it under their noses. Imagine at one of the biggest hospi-tals in the country Barnes Jewish how many of their doctors are getting away with Medical Mal-practice and people have absolutely no idea and get treated poorly and go on with their day like any other day.
Cindy Abernathy was just your average ordinary mother who had four …show more content…
She asked the question “Doc will I ever get better I am not quite ready to die and leave this world I have so much more that I want to accomplish before I go?” While in the room her physician stated, “Even though your prognosis does look a little grim I do believe that you will ultimately get better enough for you to live at least another few years in order to achieve all that you want to accomplish. ” While knowing inside his head that she only has a few more days left to live I want to get as much money out of her before she passes away and gives the rest of her funds to her family and friends. Unfortunately, for Mrs. Abernathy she did not go on to live she only managed to live those extra couple days like the doctor had known but chose not to share and got away with another case of medical malpractice. If only Mrs. Abernathy was aware and knew that her physician had a history of medical malpractice claims against him then she could have right-fully chosen to leave him and go on to another physician that might have done a better job at try-ing to save her life. Consumers who know information about medical malpractice unlike Mrs. Abernathy have a greater advantage in significantly reducing it because they can call out those corrupt doctors that are out there and make sure that they never …show more content…
In order, for this to significantly reduce this there needs to be stiffer punish-ment, regulations need more enforcement, common since from doctors, consumers needs more knowledge, and medical facilities need to provide more adaptable services. Stiffer punishments allow for patients to feel like they are not being passed over and not feel considered if they are treated with some form of neglect and lack of care. Regulation enforcement makes sure that phy-sicians know what the rules and guidelines are for practicing medicine and how juries and gov-ernment will hand punishment if physicians perform malpractice. Consumer knowledge will al-low the patients feel like they actually have a voice and not just another face in the crowd that the physician is trying to work over and make a quick buck. As well, having hospitals and other medical facilities monitoring the physicians would keep them in line and be the first line of de-fense against malpractice so that their reputation is not slighted or ruined. Ultimately physicians performing common sense reduces the risk for malpractice due to the fact that they do not put them self at risk for performing it and possibly being
Cindy Abernathy was just your average ordinary mother who had four …show more content…
She asked the question “Doc will I ever get better I am not quite ready to die and leave this world I have so much more that I want to accomplish before I go?” While in the room her physician stated, “Even though your prognosis does look a little grim I do believe that you will ultimately get better enough for you to live at least another few years in order to achieve all that you want to accomplish. ” While knowing inside his head that she only has a few more days left to live I want to get as much money out of her before she passes away and gives the rest of her funds to her family and friends. Unfortunately, for Mrs. Abernathy she did not go on to live she only managed to live those extra couple days like the doctor had known but chose not to share and got away with another case of medical malpractice. If only Mrs. Abernathy was aware and knew that her physician had a history of medical malpractice claims against him then she could have right-fully chosen to leave him and go on to another physician that might have done a better job at try-ing to save her life. Consumers who know information about medical malpractice unlike Mrs. Abernathy have a greater advantage in significantly reducing it because they can call out those corrupt doctors that are out there and make sure that they never …show more content…
In order, for this to significantly reduce this there needs to be stiffer punish-ment, regulations need more enforcement, common since from doctors, consumers needs more knowledge, and medical facilities need to provide more adaptable services. Stiffer punishments allow for patients to feel like they are not being passed over and not feel considered if they are treated with some form of neglect and lack of care. Regulation enforcement makes sure that phy-sicians know what the rules and guidelines are for practicing medicine and how juries and gov-ernment will hand punishment if physicians perform malpractice. Consumer knowledge will al-low the patients feel like they actually have a voice and not just another face in the crowd that the physician is trying to work over and make a quick buck. As well, having hospitals and other medical facilities monitoring the physicians would keep them in line and be the first line of de-fense against malpractice so that their reputation is not slighted or ruined. Ultimately physicians performing common sense reduces the risk for malpractice due to the fact that they do not put them self at risk for performing it and possibly being