The process of the entire program has good intentions, but as we all know things may not come out the way they are planned, thus the physicians are not quite sure they are ready to trust, especially with all the changes and plights that have come in to place in the last few years...read the entire article for details on how the program has been created and how it is designed to work and come to your own conclusion...BD
Doctors' liability fears, despite what the new law promises, are "very understandable," says patient safety expert Lucian Leape, adjunct professor of health policy at the Harvard School of Public Health. "They feel that far too many people sue, that most suits aren't justified, and they don't want to do anything to make a suit more likely." Still, Leape, a former surgeon who believes physicians have an ethical duty to be candid, hopes that the law "would make doctors feel more comfortable about sharing information with each other as well as with their patients."
Is that likely, despite physicians' fears of litigation and general distrust of government? Or is the new patient safety law doomed to failure before it even gets off the ground? We took a closer look to find out.
Patient safety: Will doctors trust the Feds? - Medical Economics
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