except of course that the “how-to” manual would remove the judgments of the best doctors and reduce them to short order cooks rather than master chefs
remove the judgments of the best doctors and reduce them to short order cooks rather than master chefs
Not true. The current Best Practices include multiple options for treating conditions. The doctor can select from any of these options, and the options would be selected based on other aspects of the patients' medical history and presentation. Also, there would be a protocol for experimental treatments and developing treatments, so that the malpractice exposure from using leading-edge procedures and materials would be reduced.
What the Standardization of Best Practices would do is reduce malpractice exposure in high-risk practices. High risk practices that have to charge a hefty fee because the chance of being sued is higher than for a family practitioner who takes care of runny noses. Also, because lawyers, insurance companies, the Federal bureaus, consumer protection groups, and concerned citizens would come together to hammer out these Standards, the fight does not take place when a patient is facing an illness, or after the patient has died. In other words, everyone knows the rules of the game going in.
Obviously, space doesn't allow me to make a full presentation of my idea. I have provided my idea to my elected representatives to Congress.