I’ve blogged in the past about the (small) impact of malpractice on health care costs. One of my former teachers, Joan Savitsky, MD, had a heartfelt piece in today’s New York Times on the (huge) impact an impending malpractice trial had on a then-practicing physician. It's not all about the economic costs!
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