Doctor or Murderer?
If you haven’t picked up the latest copy of D Magazine, you should. The cover story is called “Dr. Death. The Charming Dr. Duntsch.” A Plano, Texas spine surgeon who left a trail of bodies until one brave surgeon stood up for what was right and reported Dr. Duntsch’s actions to the Texas State Medical Board. The Board pulled the doctor’s medical license, and he is now facing five indictments of aggravated assault and one charge harming an elderly person. His trial is set for January 31, 2017. On that note, Consumer Reports wrote a 12-page article this May “What You Don’t Know About Your Doctor Could Hurt You” and in the May 3 issue of HUB “John Hopkins study suggests medical errors are the 3rd leading cause of death in the US.”
When an unfortunate occurrence like this happens in your own town, it gets you thinking “are we doing what’s right?” With Top10MD, are we making a difference? Can we educate both doctors and consumers that there is a difference between “problem doctors” and doctors with character, experience, and credentials?
My answer: Yes! We can! Top10MD represents what’s RIGHT in this world and is actively doing something about transparency and providing consumers with physicians they can trust. We are building a network of doctors who they would refer a family member to, also known as “the doctor's doctor,” and who meet core standards. We advocate patients receive only the utmost quality of care. I’m proud of our company, our team and what we’ve accomplished thus far, the physicians who have supported us, our loyal consumer and patient following, and my LinkedIn Community who keeps cheering us on!
International Project Management - Global medical device innovation
8 年God bless you and good luck. I've seen my share of careless medicine and have witnessed it take loved ones from me, even when I tried to be vigilant watching everything. Many times, I wish I didn't know what I've seen. However, as one who tried to prevent a few errors with my own parent, even with my clinical background, it is close to an impossible thing to do. It's a helpless feeling when you can't prevent medical mistakes at a top USA hospital when you are literally there, watching over things, 24 hrs a day. You're left with guilt, anger and sadness.
CEO and Owner, TraumaWorks LLC
8 年This is an interesting article in that it does not explore one variable. Texas is a state with strong tort limitations. Virtually no legal firms there will take on malpractice suits regardless of validity because they can't afford to. How many of this physicians patients KNEW he committed malpractice before his colleagues gave him up? Review of the literature shows that malpractice constitutes about 5% of less of medical costs but physicians often state it is their major economic fear. Can it be that insurance companies, like elsewhere in medicine, are price gouging without cause? NM has no liability cap but our local physician/state legislator is working hard to extend Texas' malpractice cap to NM patients treated in Texas - our only area of higher level care. Whose interests are at stake here? Rationale ? Texas will not treat NM patients w/o caps. My docs at UNM El Paso aren't concerned so what is this about?