Medical Malpractice Payouts

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Screeching, blaring, frightening: these are the things associated with a flatline. A family member whom was assumed to be in good health, lying stiff and lifeless. The family, distraught and loaded with questions rushes the doctor with a “sutured mouth”, ignores all their questions. Since, the early 1900s through the 2000s, people have been suing doctors, hospitals, and staff over something known as a medical mistakes. These medical mistakes have contributed to an fairly large amount of deaths in the U.S. and are going undetected by families because doctors are turning the other cheek when questioned about a loved one, leaving the family members distraught and outraged. Becker’s hospital, in the statistical image, “Medical Malpractice payout amounts 1992-2012,” taken from Becker’s Hospital Review shows a major payout amount of “3.6 billion” (Beckers) from medical mistakes in 2012. Also,”from 1998 to 2001 total medical malpractice payouts increase by 46%”(Beckers) . Taken from a Johns Hopkins study 4,000 deaths alone are contributed by medical mistakes and can justify why medical mistake payouts were a whopping 3.6 billion dollars in the year 2012. Becker’s evidence consist of a line graph showing the increase of medical malpractices and brief statements about amounts being paid. This image is used to show people the …show more content…
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