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June is National Safety Month. There is alot of work to be done to keep children safe. On the ride home from a hospital presentation on Patient Engagement last Friday, I was caught off guard listening to the author of "Free Range Kids". I had heard of this woman who encouraged her nine year old son to ride the train in New York by himself. It seemed a bit insane to me but I had not heard or bothered to learn more about the details, so I had no place to judge. Her word choice for how she advocates raising children is scary - Free Range Kids - puts children and cattle on the same level. But again, that was me being judgemental. Listening to her speak on my local NPR station, the annoyance wore off and deep concern set in. She commented on the absurdity of products that are being marketed to parents as the must-haves to keep children safe making one wonder how did anyone survive childhood without these inventions? Kneepads for crawling babies? Helmets for toddlers (that do not...

Among Tom Corbett's top priorities if he were to be elected Governor of Pennsylvania : " Excessive and frivolous lawsuits hinder job growth and hurt Pennsylvania taxpayers by increasing costs for businesses, healthcare, and consumer goods and services. As part of Tom Corbett’s plan to revitalize Pennsylvania’s economy, he will work to pass meaningful legal reform." In the past decade, republican legislators have taken the lead to limit court access to individuals harmed in the health care industry. In 2002 in Pennsylvania, limited tort reforms were passed. Pennsylvania has seen a significant decrease in the number of medical malpractice cases on our court dockets, while in the same time frame there has been a significant increase in the number of sentinel events endured by Pennsylvania's patients (PA Patient Safety Advisory 2008 Annual Report). For a foundation, Dictionary.com offers this definition of frivolous: ~characterized by lack of seriousness or sense ~self-...