If this sentence is copied verbatim from the editorial, someone failed in proofreading.
This is a moderate volume ping list, one or two per day at most, some days none. About no particular subject but always with a conservative view point.
If you want on this list let me know.
If you want off, you have to pay me.
This is exactly why I never try to get out of jury duty. Every time I go I pray for a case like this. They let me go the last three times in a row though without me saying a word.
But then,OTOH,the judges of the Massachusetts Supreme Court have consistently proven themselves in recent years to be the most worthless individuals on the face of God's green earth,so.....
third party malpractice liability. This opens an incredibly large door and will send malpractice premiums through the roof in Mass. It will also result in another layer of defensive medicine the scope of which will take several years to appreciate. The bottom line will be a massive increase in medical costs. Glad I don’t have to pay for med insurance in Mass., I get hammered enough here in Doctor friendly Indiana.
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This is one of the most poorly written articles in the past week. The author seems to imply that Dr. Florio never saw the patient. Or is it that the patient wasn't seen by the doctor on the day he killed the little boy? Eeesh.
Passed out, or fell asleep? Those are two different things -- especially important when the allegation is that he was made too drowsy by the medication.
I wish crime victims could sue the government for crimes committed against them by criminals released before the whole sentence was served.
Not like anyone bothers to read them. And if anyone reading this comment actually does read the labels and follows the instructions, congratulations.
Having worked in pharmacy benefits for several years, you wouldn't believe the number of people that blatantly disregard the warnings and instructions, and then seem almost proud of having done so.
Patients self-medicate, and then wonder why they're out of medication before they can refill their scripts, complain about side effects that could have been avoided by following directions.
One of the dumbest things I ever heard was a woman calling to demand her money back because after taking a diabetic medication, she gained 24 pounds. First warning on the instructions? "May cause weight gain." She also waited ten months after taking the medication to complain about it.
Sorry - meds are a pet peeve with me.
On the lighter side, my wife and I just got home from the hospital with our newborn daughter. :)
I don’t suppose it is much better in any other state, but if I was an MD ... I’d be outa’ that state before Christmas.
Unfortunately, there is less and less respect for the medical profession in the population as whole, as the left media controls what too many citizens read, hear, and believe. The courts - run by judges who were former lawyers, in some instances former amblance chasers themselves - are playing into this anti-doctor sentiment, especially in "liberal" states like Massachusetts.
Ping!
There are two ways to go with this ruling.
1. As a physician, you can pull up stakes, move to another state, and practice there. This will cause a shortage of doctors in MA, but for all tense and purposes that would be a good thing. We need to get back to the premise of "you reap what you sow". If the people of the State of Massachusetts want to vote idiots into office, who then appoint these judges to the bench; you get what you deserve. No medical care
2. The docs can stay in the state, and raise their rates 300% to cover the outrageous insurance premiums that they will be paying. Once again, the populace will be up in arms, but too bad for them. Read Rule #1. "If you reapin' it, you gonna be sowin' it".
Our judicial system is crap and needs a complete overhaul.
Leave the lawyers out of the room when performing it, too.
Madness.
Either the physicians in Mass must organize—like a union—or leave the state. I remember when the trauma surgeons in Las Vegas resigned en masse because they could not afford the insurance.