QUESTION
What does the malpractice situation look like at New York City Health and Hospitals?
2:08:05
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New York City Health and Hospitals reports having lower overall malpractice costs than other systems, attributed mainly to avoiding unnecessary surgeries.
- The system focuses on the essential needs of patients rather than profit-driven medical procedures.
- A significant factor in lower malpractice costs is the high percentage of emergency cases handled, and the avoidance of non-medically necessary surgeries such as plastic surgery.
- The practice of not engaging in profit-motivated or unnecessary medical procedures helps in keeping malpractice cases to a minimum.
Mercedes Narcisse
2:08:05
You know, as a nurse, I'm gonna ask about the malpractice.
2:08:08
What's the number look like?
Mitch Katz
2:08:09
So our overall malpractice is lower than other systems as as a total dollar amount.
2:08:21
I believe one reason is that We don't do unnecessary surgeries.
2:08:27
We are a system that exists only to take care of people's needs.
2:08:32
Because nobody is making money in our system overdoing more.
2:08:37
Mhmm.
2:08:37
So I think that accounts for we're doing a much higher percentage of emergency cases.
2:08:44
You know, for example, we don't do plastic surgery Mhmm.
2:08:47
Unless there's a medical reason for plastic surgery.
Greg Levine
2:08:50
Mhmm.
Mitch Katz
2:08:50
So we don't do a lot of the things that tend to bring you the large malpractice suits.