01.Core Concepts

Other reasons patients sue physicians include: The intimate relationship between patients and physicians that existed in the past has been lost People are more litigious than in the past Physicians and other medical experts will now testify against physicians in malpractice cases The media has made more people aware of the vulnerability of physicians to malpractice suits Physicians accuse attorneys of filing malpractice suits because of the high fees that attorneys may collect if they win There is a growing resentment against large for-profit healthcare firms and managed care plans