MichaelBishop comments on Book Review: Complications - Less Wrong

13 Post author: Annoyance 01 July 2009 06:39PM

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Comment author: tut 02 July 2009 11:07:37AM *  2 points [-]

Wouldn't the obvious conclusion be that doctors don't want to be sued, so won't go out of their way to prove they were wrong?

If that is the reason, might we see more autopsies in countries where doctors are at a smaller risk of getting sued for a mistake?

Comment author: MichaelBishop 02 July 2009 11:10:44PM 1 point [-]

Yes, but of course many other things differ in those countries so it won't be easy to draw a conclusion.