Criminalizing Medical Errors--Its Time has Come.
Adashi, E.Y., Cohen, I.G. Criminalizing medical errors will undermine patient safety. Nat Med 28 , 2241–2242 (2022). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41591-022-01982-1 This article needs to be called out for the specious argument and self-serving propaganda that it is. I won't submit a letter to the editor because I am not a healthcare professional; although, as a patient, I often wish for a prosecutor like the one who charged the nurse, Ms. Vaught. Errare humanum est and I agree wholeheartedly. However, I argue that there is no accountability in the medical field unless you have the funds to pursue a legal remedy or you were seriously injured in which case lawyers will contact YOU. You might think that the BME's (Boards of Medical Examiners) would find a means of assuring our safety but I assure you, they are either impotent or they only see themselves as foxes guarding hen houses. I've logged nearly a dozen complaints against doctors. The only time th...