Despite staggering statistics, Memphis medical malpractice lawyer points out patient safety should take priority
Did you know that in the United States, more than 98,000 Americans die each year from preventable medical errors. Amazingly, this is the equivalent of two 737 jet planes crashing each day for an entire year. This is more deaths than caused by the flu, pneumonia and diabetes combined. Why are these statistics not conveyed to the general public? I have absolutely no idea, but despite these figures, and these mind-boggling numbers of preventable errors, members of Congress and the Tennessee State Legislature are proposing restricting patient’s rights to bring meritorious claims. Instead of prohibiting patients from bringing a claim, why should doctors and healthcare providers not be held personally responsible for the harms they cause?
It is true that only a small percentage of the nation’s doctors commit most of the malpractice, but similarly, it is clear that one of the most helpful ways to reduce the cost of medical malpractice is to emphasize patient safety by reducing the number of preventable medical errors (not placing caps on damages which unfairly restrict the rights of the injured to recover what they are entitled to).
Consumers must insist on a medical system that protects them, and does not take away their rights to bring claims for wrongdoing by members of the health care industry. At the same time, the general public should come together on certain areas instead of focusing on unfair limits and access to the courts. This includes doctors not having to spend hours fighting with insurance companies to get paid, paying doctors at realistic rates and not short-changing them, and restricting medical malpractice insurance carriers from gouging physicians and other healthcare providers on medical malpractice insurance premiums.
It is laughable that there is a causal connection between high medical malpractice insurance premiums and the frequency of medical malpractice cases. Did you know that during the past 10 years, approximately 46 of the 50 states passed “tort reform” laws but the “frequency” of medical malpractice cases has not changed. In fact, if anything, these laws have hurt only the people, and helped only the medical malpractice insurance providers.
Attorneys Tim Edwards and Ed Wallis practice medical malpractice law in Memphis, Tennessee and throughout the Mid South area, including Eastern Arkansas, Northern Mississippi and West Tennessee. Mr. Edwards and Mr. Wallis are prepared to discuss the facts of your case and try and determine if there is a way to help you.
Medical malpractice is a complex area of the law, and you should immediately contact an attorney willing to provide detailed and thorough review of your case for you. Do not be fooled by the gimics of a quick check from a television ad; for a medical malpractice case or a LASIK malpractice case, you need a serious attorney who will work seriously on your behalf.
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