[quote=surveyor][quote=CA renter]After all, why can they build and maintain large aircraft (among other things) that have a very miniscule failure rate, but for some reason, we can’t manage to do that with healthcare?[/quote]
Maybe because the human body is a totally different and much more complex system than an airplane? And that’s why you can’t even compare the two?[/quote]
True, but only to a certain extent. Airplanes are extremely complex, and any number of issues — some easy and some difficult to diagnose — can cause a plane to crash or malfunction.
From the medical malpractice situations I’m familiar with, the biggest problems/complaints usually involved total negligence on the part of a doctor or hospital. There is NO excuse for some of the things I’ve seen WRT medical malpractice (personal stories…I am not an attorney).
I’d bet the majority of high-cost malpractice cases involve “accidents” that were entirely preventable.
