Perspective: Service Service. My parents exemplified it and passed the value down to me. Since my first job delivering newspapers in Federal Way for the Seattle Times, I have enjoyed serving others. On rainy days it was important to me that the papers I delivered did not get wet. “Any job worth doing is a […]

Perspective: What did Obama tell the AMA about malpractice reform? On Monday, June 15, President Obama spoke to physicians assembled in Chicago for the annual AMA convention. His subject: health care reform. I listened to most of the speech on the radio and have read the reviews. What I heard and what I read seem […]

Perspective: “Guidelines” are of little value The Institute of Medicine has been an advocate for clinical guidelines for many years. Although the true value of guidelines has never been established, both clinicians and medical malpractice attorneys often want to ascribe greater credibility to them than they deserve. The issue was raised again in the past […]

Contents: Perspective: Good case/bad case Darvon and Darvocet: How much truth in the allegations? Still innocent till proven guilty: Ohio doctor cleared of criminal conduct for alleged over-prescribing of pain meds Woman loses arms and legs. Was there malpractice? AZ legislator reintroduces malpractice bill Waste is destroying the American health care system; reform needed U.S. […]