Kentucky Medical Malpractice Lawyer: Lawsuits Not to Blame for High Medical Costs
Special interest groups and politicians blame lawyers and the innocent victims of medical negligence for rising health care costs. They focus on medical malpractice litigation, but never talk about the actual medical malpractice that leads to it.
High health costs often stem from medical malpractice itself, not lawsuits related to it. That is why Florida hospitals and surgeons, in an effort to control costs, started a program to reduce complications.
The $800,000 program will try to find even simple errors that cause patients to develop infections and other problems that keep them in the hospital longer or force them to return with relapses, the Sun-Sentinel reports.
Simple changes such as an increased rate of handwashing could decrease costs and increase patient care according to Dr. Clifford Ko, research director ath the American College of Surgeons.
Everyone makes mistakes, including doctors. Medical malpractice is a serious problem and the attorneys of Bahe Cook Cantley & Jones help individuals injured by physician negligence recover for their doctor's mistakes. If you or someone you know has been a victim of medical malpractice, or if you have any questions feel free to contact Shawn Cantley directly by clicking here: profile.
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