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• I think "never event" was chosen because it will not be reimbursed (negative compensation). But, with the law of unintended consequences, I suspect it will be used to seek tort compensation.

  4 months ago by symtym

  in » Never Events the New Class Actions? symtym

• The "Never Event" is unfortunately named. In Australia a list of similar events are called Critical Indicators. I accept that they are preventable, but it is hard to say never in medicine...

  4 months ago by DrCris

  in » Never Events the New Class Actions? symtym

• I wonder about the full disclosure issues. While I believe in them, I think that we are unnecessarily limiting the scope of disclosure practices to physicians. I believe that lawyers, politicians,...

  1 year ago by raja, MD, MS

  in Your Business

• We don't already have a two-tiered medical system? One for the well-off, and one for everyone else?

  1 year ago by Chuck McKay

  in Concierge Medicine

• This is important information, especially for an elderly person on the Medicare part d plan. They don't need any more nasty surprises like being declined for care

  1 year ago by Darwin Corby

  in MRSA: Medicare’s Superbug