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Iatrogenesis and Medical Error: The Case for Medical Malpractice Litigation

dc.contributor.authorFurrow, Barry R.en_US
dc.date.accessioned2010-06-01T20:00:09Z
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dc.date.issued1981-12en_US
dc.identifier.citationFurrow, Barry R. (1981). "Iatrogenesis and Medical Error: The Case for Medical Malpractice Litigation." The Journal of Law, Medicine & Ethics 9(6): 4-7. <http://hdl.handle.net/2027.42/73130>en_US
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dc.publisherBlackwell Publishing Ltden_US
dc.rights1981 American Society of Law, Medicine & Ethics, Inc.en_US
dc.titleIatrogenesis and Medical Error: The Case for Medical Malpractice Litigationen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US
dc.subject.hlbsecondlevelLaw and Legal Studiesen_US
dc.subject.hlbsecondlevelMedicine (General)en_US
dc.subject.hlbtoplevelGovernment, Politics and Lawen_US
dc.subject.hlbtoplevelHealth Sciencesen_US
dc.description.peerreviewedPeer Revieweden_US
dc.contributor.affiliationumMr. Furrow is Visiting Professor of Law at the University of Michigan Law School in Ann Arbor, Michigan, and Professor of Law (on leave) at Washington College of Law, American University in Washington, D. C. Mr. Furrow is also a newly appointed Associate Editor of Law Med. June & Health Care in charge of the column on Medical Malpractice.en_US
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dc.identifier.doi10.1111/j.1748-720X.1981.tb01913.xen_US
dc.identifier.sourceThe Journal of Law, Medicine & Ethicsen_US
dc.identifier.citedreference11. Id. at 641.en_US
dc.identifier.citedreference12. Id.en_US
dc.identifier.citedreferenceJ. King The Law Of Medical Malpractice In a Nutshell ( West Publishing Co., St. Paul ) ( 1977 ) at 136.en_US
dc.identifier.citedreferenceS. Law, S. Polan. Pain And Profit The Politics Of Malpractice ( Harper & Row, New York ) ( 1978 ) at 215–45.en_US
dc.identifier.citedreference15. Bardessono v. Michels, 478 P.2d 480. 484 ( Cal. 1970 ).en_US
dc.identifier.citedreferenceGorovirz, S., Maclntyre, A., Toward a Theory of Medical Fallibility, Hastings Center Report 5 ( 6 ): 13 ( December 1975 ).en_US
dc.identifier.citedreferenceCouch, et al., supra note 3, at 636; Steel ec al., supra note 4, at 639.en_US
dc.identifier.citedreferenceS.J. Resier. Medicine And The Reign Of Technology ( Cambridge University Press, NewYork )( 1981 ) at 156.en_US
dc.identifier.citedreference19. Id. at 157.en_US
dc.identifier.citedreferencePocincki, L.S., Dogger, S.J., Schwartz, B.P., The Incidence of latrogenic Injuries. in De. Partment Of Health Education And Welfare. Appendix Report Of The Secretary's Commission On Medical Malpractice ( DHEW Pub. No. (OS) 73–89. U.S. Gov't Printing Office. Washington, D.C. ) at 50, 51.en_US
dc.identifier.citedreferenceC. Child, The Critical Incident Study Of Surgical Deaths And Complications 1973–1975 ( 1975 ). discussed in Study on Quality of Surgery Is Unveiled. Medical World News. pp. 24 – 25 ( January 26, 1976 ); see also Brdy, J., Incompetent Surgery Is Found Nor Isolated, New York Times, January 27, 1976. at I, col. 6. A study of the death rate in Los Angeles County during a doctors' work slowdown confirmed a drop in the death rate, linked to the sharply reduced amount of elective surgery performed during the slowdown. See Death Rate in L.A. Fell in Slowdown by Doctors, Washington Post. October 20, 1978 at A6, col.5.en_US
dc.identifier.citedreferenceCouch, N.P., et al, The High Cost of Low-Frequency Events, New England Journal Of Medicine 304 ( 11 ): 634 – 37 ( March 12, 1981 ).en_US
dc.identifier.citedreferenceSteel, K., et al, Iatrogenic Illness on a General Medical Service at a University Hospital, New England Journal Of Medicine 304 ( 11 ): 638 – 42 ( March 12, 1981 ).en_US
dc.identifier.citedreferenceCouch, et al, supra note 3, at 634.en_US
dc.identifier.citedreference6. Id. at 635.en_US
dc.identifier.citedreference7. Id. at 637.en_US
dc.identifier.citedreference8. Id.en_US
dc.identifier.citedreference9. Id..en_US
dc.identifier.citedreferenceSteel, et al, supra note 4. at 638.en_US
dc.identifier.citedreferenceJ. Gunther. The Malpractitioners ( Anchor PresuiDoubleday. New York ) ( 1978 ) at 7, citing results of a study conducted by the Insurance Services Office.en_US
dc.identifier.citedreferenceE. Freidson. Profession Of Medicine. A Study Ofthe Sociology Of Applied Knowledge ( Harper & Row, New York ) ( 1970 ) at 94.en_US
dc.identifier.citedreferenceHavighurst, C.C., Tancredi, L.R., Medical Adversity Insurance: A No-Fault Approach to Medical Malpractice and Quality Assurance, Insurance Law Journal 612: 69 – 100 ( February 1974 ). for a discussion of an attempt to couple financial incentives through insurance with risk disclosure. See generally Institute Of Medicine. National Academy Of Sciences. Beyond Malpractice Compensation For Medical Injuries (1978).en_US
dc.identifier.citedreferenceW. Hosser. Handbook Of The Law Of Torts. 4th ed. ( West Publishing Co., St. Paul ) ( 1971 ) §30.en_US
dc.identifier.citedreference24. Helling v. Carey, 519 P.2d 981 ( Wash. 1974 ).en_US
dc.identifier.citedreference25. See, e.g., Lundahl v. Rockford Mem. Hosp. Ass'n. 235 N.E.2d 671, 674 ( Ill. App. 1968 ) ( “what is usual or customary procedure might itself be negligence” ).en_US
dc.identifier.citedreference26. See generally Law, Polan, supra note 14, ar 97–119.en_US
dc.identifier.citedreference27. Beeck v. Tucson General Hosp. 500 P. 2d 1153 ( Ariz. App. 1972 ).en_US
dc.identifier.citedreference28. Darling v. Charleston Community Mem. Hosp. 211 N.E.2d 253 (Ill. 1965), cert. denied. 383 U.S. 946 ( 1966 ).en_US
dc.identifier.citedreference29. See 54 ALR 3d 258 for a list of cases.en_US
dc.identifier.citedreferenceB. Furrow. Malpractice In Psychotherapy ( 1980 ) at 82.en_US
dc.identifier.citedreference31. Hoven v. Kelble, 256 N.W.2d 379 ( Wisc. 1977 ).en_US
dc.identifier.citedreference32. Id. at 391 (footnore omitted).en_US
dc.identifier.citedreference33. Johnson v. Sears. Roebuck & Co., 355 F. Supp. 1065 ( E.D. Wisc. 1973 ).en_US
dc.identifier.citedreference34. Id. at 1066.en_US
dc.identifier.citedreference35. Id. at 1067.en_US
dc.identifier.citedreference36. Cunningham v. MacNeal Mem. Hosp., 266N.E.2d 897 ( Ill. 1970 ).en_US
dc.identifier.citedreference37. Rursell v. Community Blood Bank, 185 So.2d 749 ( Fla. App. 1966 ).en_US
dc.identifier.citedreferenceGrudner. On the Readability of Surgical Consent Forms, New England Journal Of Medicine 302 ( 16 ): 900 – 02 ( April 1980 ).en_US
dc.identifier.citedreferenceNovack. Changes in physicians' Attitudes toward Telling the Cancer Patient, Journal Of The American Medical Association 241 ( 9 ): 897. 898 ( March 1979 ). noting that in 1961. 12 percent of surveyed physicians generally told a patient about cancer diagnosis; by 1977. 98 percent reported a general policy of relling the patient. Whether the patients understand the information is another question. See Cassileth, B.R., et al, Informed Consent - Why Are its Goals Imperfectly Realized? New England Journal Of Medicine 302 ( 16 ): 896 ( 1980 ). But see Annas, C.J., Editoriol. The Goals of Informed Consent, Medicolegal News 8 ( 3 ): 13 ( June 1980 ).en_US
dc.identifier.citedreference40. See Judge Learned Hand's famous statement of the negligence calculus in United States v. Carroll Towing Co, 159 F.2d 169 ( 2nd.Cir. 1947 ) “[T]here can be no. general rule, when we consider the grounds for liability. The. duty. to provide against resulting injuries is a function of three variables: (1) The probability (of harm]: (2) the gravity ofthe resulting injury., (3) the burden of adequate precautions. Possibly it serves to bring this notion into relief to state it in algebraic terms. if the probability be called P. the injury. L; and the burden. R, liability depends on whether B is less than L multiplied by P: i.e. whether BPL.”(ar 171).en_US
dc.identifier.citedreferenceO'Connell, J., Expanding No-Fault Beyond Auto Insurance. Some Proposals. Virginia Law Review 59 ( 5 ): 749 – 829 ( May 1973 ) ar 790–94, for an analysis of the connection between cupability and predictability of risk.en_US
dc.identifier.citedreferenceTwiss. The Problem of Moral Responsiblity in Medicine, JOurnal Of Medicine And Philosophy 2: 330. 365 ( 1977 ); Baram. Technology Assessment and Social Control, Science 180: 465 ( May 1973 ).en_US
dc.identifier.citedreferenceSchwarrz. Komesar. Doctors. Damages and Deterrance. An Economic View of Medical Malpractice. New England Journal Of Medicine 298 ( 22 ): 1282 ( 1978 ) See generally G. Calabresi. The Costs Of Accident) A Legal And Economic Analysis ( Yale University Press. New Haven ) ( 1970 ).en_US
dc.identifier.citedreferenceHavighurst, C.C., Medical Adversity Insurance: Ha Its Time Come ? Duke Law Journal 1975 ( 6 ): 1233.80 ( January 1975 ).en_US
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