[lbo-talk] Re:Excessive Lawsuits, Gay Rights, Tort Reform,

[hari.kumar at sympatico.ca]

james at communistbanker.com:
>The most common advice to avoid malpractice suits 
>is to communicate well.  If it's the good >communicators that are avoiding being sued, that >doesn't suggest that litigation is effectively >regulating health professionals. It just means 
>that there are incentives for the 'nice' ones.

Standard teaching now to residents and medical students:
Tell the truth. 
Not because  of abstract mnoral reaons, but 'cos it defuses litigation. 
Patients & parents of children etc - can tell when they are being spun.
Surprise - they get angry.
H