In December of 2003, heart surgeon Dr. Thomas Mabee of Davenport, Iowa failed three drug tests and was referred to the Iowa Board of Medical Examiners. (He had previously been in an addiction program in 2002.) He finished another treatment program in early 2004 and on March 3 the board allowed him to return to practice, though he was put on five years probation. Remarkably, on that very same day Kenneth Murray—a patient of Dr. Mabee that was operated on in October 2003—died from complications that arose during his heart surgery. Is this a deadly outcome of a doctor and a hospital hiding information from a patient, because of liability fears? The estate of the deceased has now filed a malpractice suit against the doctor and the hospital. Read [Quad City Times]
How interesting that this article shows how the medical review system in America allows incompetant or impaired doctors to kill patients, and yet this article says, in essence, blame it on lawsuits.
How ridiculous!! Doctors protect each other and patients lose.
Data suggests that the reason perr review materials are confidential: doctors are afraid of being sued for libel or slander by fellow doctors.
Posted by: common sense? | November 08, 2005 at 08:53 AM
the Iowa state medical board of examiners are nothing more than an entity of doctors whose job it is to licence other doctors, and see to it that there mistakes are hidden.
We sure dont want the doctor to look bad that would make us look bad, as we gave him his licence in the first place. Its our main agenda to bow to the insurance companys and help hide mistakes, thats why we hire lobbiest with tax dollars and help write the language of the laws we opperate within. That way we can keep all our findings from the public even though we generated this info on tax dollars. But hey even though were supposed to protect the public [wink,wink]its more important to protect the doctors rights first.And ya we will lie to the public to do this...ask Ann Mowery.... www.teamkruses.com
Posted by: dennis | March 06, 2007 at 11:05 AM
Medical professionals sometimes make mistakes, and they must be held accountable for any harm they cause as a result of their errors, just like any other professional would be. Some common examples of situations that may involve medical malpractice include:
- Failure to diagnose an illness, or improper diagnosis
- Failure to treat an illness or incorrect treatment of an illness
- Improper administration of medication or anaesthesia
- Failure to order tests or to interpret results correctly
- Failure to consult with a specialist
Posted by: medical malpractice | December 17, 2010 at 02:01 AM