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: Des Moines Personal Injury LawyerHow Does Big Business Rationalize State Sanctioned Lies
By Steve Lombardi
I've been covering the apology shield in the context of medical negligence and how it's nothing more than state supported lying. Here is a list of some sources you can use to learn more about how Big Business rationalizes how it benefits America.
For more to read, consider the following articles posted on the Injuryboard and elsewhere.
The Apology Shield - Pandering to Lies and Deception over Truth and Consequences, July 24, 2009, Steve Lombardi
I'm Sorry" Policy Works for University of Michigan Health System, July 22, 2009, David Mittleman
Iowa Personal Injury Attorneys | Opinion & Commentary ...
... Governor Rick Perry from Texas Sucker Punches Arnold Schwarzenegger; The Apology
Shield - Pandering to Lies and Deception over Truth and Consequences. ...
Would tort reform put back the healthy kidney? | InjuryBoard Des ...
... Remember it's impossible anymore to tell if they really mean it when they say they are sorry because of the apology shield law makes all apologies phony. ...
Medical Errors and the Full Disclosure/ Early Offer Movement, from the Perfect Apology.
The Sorry Works Networks, http://www.sorryworks.net/
Robert Redlin (2006) "Mistakes Happen." Physicians Practice. January 2006
Robert J Walling and Shawna S. Ackerman (2006) "Having to say your sorry: A More Efficient Medical Mal Practice Insurance Model."
Simple Words Can Yield Big Rewards
Robert J Walling and Shawna S. Ackerman (2006) "Having to say your sorry: A More Efficient Medical Mal Practice Insurance Model."
CRITTENDEN'S MEDICAL INSURANCE NEWS: MOVEMENT TO APOLOGIES TO GAIN STEAM
States with Fake Apology Laws, follow the link.
Peter Geier (2006) "Emerging med-mal strategy: 'I'm sorry'" National Law Journal Online. July 14, 2006
Hillary Rodham Clinton and Barack Obama (2006) "Making Patient Safety the Centerpiece of Medical Liability Reform." Perspective, May 25 –
Making Patient Safety the Centerpiece of Medical Liability Reform, Hillary Rodham Clinton and Barack Obama, The New England Journal of Medicine, May 25, 2006
Hartford Courant (2006) "When Doctors Say I'm Sorry." Sep 2, 2006 --
Doug Wojcieszak (2006) "The Sorry Works! Coalition," --http://www.sorryworks.net/WhatIs.phtml
2007 Market Watch, Disclosure Of Medical Injury To Patients: An Improbable Risk Management Strategy, By Studdert, Mello, Gawande, Brennan and Yang.
"Why Docs Won't Say Sorry." Health Day News. Monday August 14
2006 Arch Intern Med., US and Canadian Physicians' Attitudes and
Experiences Regarding Disclosing Errors to Patients, by Gallagher et. al.
Apology Shield Compendium of Articles and Sources
Originally posted at InjuryBoard by Steve Lombardi
Full post as published by Des Moines Personal Injury Lawyer on September 30, 2009 (boomark / email).
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