What risk managers are really afraid of (or, Why Delaware County, PA-Republican-bred "little ole me" is now for a public option)
Anyone who has read even the most minimal about me knows I sued a doctor. To be precise, at initial filing I brought civil suit against four -five docs, a large health care system, a hospital and its supporting foundation. There is a mountain of research based evidence to explain why I, or any medical malpractice plaintiff, litigates. (For those new to the conversation, the short answer is - communication & prevention. Read more here .) What remained a mystery to me (and it appears most of the world) is in light of all this practical and real evidence, why don't risk managers encourage doctors, hospitals and health care systems to communicate and find resolution with injured plaintiffs? Well, that was a mystery until last June when I presented to the local chapter of the health risk management association. In my talk, I told the story of how I reached out to a defendant doctor even after years of painful litigation, more painful discovery of how preventable my son's death w...