Players put faith in Saints' intercession on medical staff issue

burningmetal · 08-19-2017, 08:29 AM

Originally Posted by AsylumGuido

I actually know quite a lot about this situation. My wife is one of a handful of malpractice claims adjusters for the entity that insures virtually every hospital and hospital related doctor in the State of Louisiana. The Oschner health system is among them. There is no greater occurrence of malpractice with these doctors or that system than most any other in the state.

Malpractice is usually related to isolated individual incidents in otherwise competent care. Repeated incidents would quickly cost the physician their license or at minimum a quick dismissal from a hospital that they may be associated with.

I know exactly what malpractice is, otherwise I wouldn't have used the term. There are mistakes, and then there are incidents of outright carelessness or even intentional misdiagnosis, in order to get more money out of patients. Let's not sit here and pretend these things never happen.

With all due respect to your wife, and her profession, I fail to see how her working as a claims adjuster has anything to do with these particular doctors in question. Did she personally investigate them? Does she personally know them?

Assuming the answer is no, on both counts, how then can you make this statement that "There is no greater occurrence of malpractice with these doctors or that system than most any other in the state"? At least when I am giving a hypothesis on a situation, I give no illusion that it is anything other than just that; a hypothesis. You are making a definitive statement without any direct knowledge. Just a general knowledge of malpractice claims through your wife's profession.

08-19-2017, 08:29 AM	#7
burningmetal 1000 Posts + Join Date: Mar 2012 Posts: 3,923 Blog Entries: 3	Re: Players put faith in Saints' intercession on medical staff issue Originally Posted by AsylumGuido I actually know quite a lot about this situation. My wife is one of a handful of malpractice claims adjusters for the entity that insures virtually every hospital and hospital related doctor in the State of Louisiana. The Oschner health system is among them. There is no greater occurrence of malpractice with these doctors or that system than most any other in the state. Malpractice is usually related to isolated individual incidents in otherwise competent care. Repeated incidents would quickly cost the physician their license or at minimum a quick dismissal from a hospital that they may be associated with. I know exactly what malpractice is, otherwise I wouldn't have used the term. There are mistakes, and then there are incidents of outright carelessness or even intentional misdiagnosis, in order to get more money out of patients. Let's not sit here and pretend these things never happen. With all due respect to your wife, and her profession, I fail to see how her working as a claims adjuster has anything to do with these particular doctors in question. Did she personally investigate them? Does she personally know them? Assuming the answer is no, on both counts, how then can you make this statement that "There is no greater occurrence of malpractice with these doctors or that system than most any other in the state"? At least when I am giving a hypothesis on a situation, I give no illusion that it is anything other than just that; a hypothesis. You are making a definitive statement without any direct knowledge. Just a general knowledge of malpractice claims through your wife's profession.
	If I had a nickel for every time I heard that, the NFL would fine and suspend me.

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