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Letters.
Good Advice for Doctors
The threat of litigation has destroyed the patient-doctor relationship and severely tarnished the medical profession. Philip K. Howard's guest editorial "The Death of Common Sense" speaks to every doctor who has ever worried about being sued or ordered unnecessary tests hoping to decrease that risk (Jan. 1, 2003, p. 6).
I applaud OB.GYN. NEWS for bringing the editorial genius of Mr. Howard to its readers.
I have been a fan of his since reading his book "The Death of Common Sense." This book should be required reading for doctors, especially for those tempted to believe that politicians and more government can fix our broken health care system.
Mr. Howard's most recent book is "The Collapse of the Common Good." The only way we can restore our once-proud profession is to understand the forces that are currently working to ruin it.
Jonathan D. Baum, M.D.
Carmel, N.Y.
- The death of Common sense. (Guest Editorial).(analysis of legal tort...
- Magazine article from: Family Practice News Howard, Philip K. January 15, 2003 700+ words
The legal tort system of America is corroding the fabric of our society, and we need a radical overhaul of the underlying philosophy. The harm to society of our tort system is not the occasional crazy verdict, but the fear and distrust of...
- Colorado's holistic practitioners losing ground with tort system.
- Magazine article from: Colorado Springs Business Journal (CO) April 16, 2004 700+ words
...no-fault automobile insurance to a tort system last summer has some holistic health...rehabilitative coverage. Under the tort system, drivers are required to carry a minimum...000 in property damage liability. The tort system requires liability coverage but drivers...
- Managed care and the tort system: are we paying unnecessary billions?
- Magazine article from: Defense Counsel Journal Jones, William R., Jr. January 1, 1996 700+ words
...this article. THE GOAL of the American tort system is to provide reasonable compensation...to contain the spiraling costs of our tort system. Remedial measures have focused largely...fact that one of the major costs of the tort system--health care--is no longer being...
- Auto insurance and the state's new tort system - a catch-22?
- Magazine article from: Colorado Springs Business Journal (CO) July 4, 2003 700+ words
...to no-fault insurance in favor of a tort system, and many Colorado residents are anticipating...t drain your bank account. The new tort system holds the person at fault in the car...What is no longer in place with the tort system is the Personal Injury Protection...
- Tillinghast Finally Admits in Report: Tort System Cost Figures 'Do Not Reflect...
- News wire article from: The America's Intelligence Wire January 14, 2005 700+ words
...Findings on the Cost of the U.S. Tort System" has nothing to do with the costs of...Tillinghast's latest report, which puts tort system costs at the wildly-inflated figure...measure or quantify the benefits of the tort system. This study makes no conclusion that...
- Levene urges reforms to 'can-sue' US tort system.
- News wire article from: Europe Intelligence Wire October 27, 2003 700+ words
...chairman has called on the US to reform its tort system in a speech delivered to risk management...audience of risk managers that the US tort system is eroding the "spirit of enterprise...the "unpredictable" nature of the US tort system. Lord Levene noted that for New York...
- ZFS chief urges unity to fix 'out-of-control' tort system.
- News wire article from: Europe Intelligence Wire April 21, 2004 700+ words
...Management Society event, saying the US tort system places a "shadow tax" on the insurance...this is the case with respect to the US tort system." He said the US insurance industry...industry in dire need of a more balanced tort system. Reforms are needed to address the...
- "It's the (tort system), stupid": consumer deductibles: how to more equitably...
- Magazine article from: Appalachian Journal of Law Ledbetter, Luke December 22, 2006 700+ words
...reform and the administration of our tort system. Unfortunately, until now, most have...concerns about the functionality of the tort system, others are the fruit of mere politics...plaintiff's ability to utilize the tort system as blanket coverage and insulate physicians...
- Study of Medical Malpractice in Illinois Shows Tort System is Not the Cause of...
- Press release article from: PR Newswire May 10, 2005 700+ words
...University law professor finds that the tort system is not the cause for dramatic increases...period 1992-2005. "The Illinois tort system does not appear to be the cause of the...titled "Medical Malpractice and the Tort System in Illinois," also analyzed claims...
- The Road to Reform - How the trial lawyers can be fought.(tort system reform)
- Magazine article from: National Review Horowitz, MICHAEL J. August 20, 2001 700+ words
...to restrain the growing power of the tort system to mow down whole industries in single...any given year. Voters know that the tort system is counterproductive and corrupt, but...doctor saws off the wrong leg, the tort system awards multimillion-dollar fees to...
Source: HighBeam Research, Letters.