We’ve learned a lot in recent years about how the impact of medical mistakes and malpractice can be somewhat less devastating when the parties who commit them cop to the bad outcome. But like so many other medical providers,the U.S. military, apparently, has decided such acknowledgment is not its mission. In a story called “Service….
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In Military Hospitals, Whistle Blowing Is Bad for Your Health
Another takeout in the New York Times’ coverage of poor quality in our nation’s military medical system has this quote about what happens when doctors and nurses on the inside complain: ” … brushed off, transferred, investigated, passed over for promotion or fired after they pointed out problems with care.” The Times had asked anyone….
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