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Tragedy of the commons. Literally every doctor will make a mistake that kills someone. Every one. Every doctor will kill someone. And every mistake that causes
by forrestthewoods 11y ago
Tragedy of the commons.
Literally every doctor will make a mistake that kills someone. Every one. Every doctor will kill someone. And every mistake that causes someone to die will have been preventable.
An eye for an eye leaves the whole world blind. Harsh punishment for the inevitable doesn't result in positive outcomes. Quite the opposite. It leads to death and suffering.
I strongly, strongly recommend reading this: http://www.newstatesman.com/2014/05/how-mistakes-can-save-lives http://www.newstatesman.com/2014/05/how-mistakes-can-save-li...
- dragonwriter 11y agoThere is a big difference between "malpractice" and "mistakes". A mistake that occurs despite the exercise of the degree of care expected in the profession is not malpractice.
- forrestthewoods 11y agoBut yet our current system of malpractice is directly responsible for inhibiting systems that would help prevent mistakes.