It took 1 year from the time someone reported Christopher Duntsch for the Texas Medical Board to temporarily suspend his license to practice medicine. As we know, during this time he caused irreparable damage and even death to over 30 patients. Additionally, rather than firing Duntsch, he was asked to resigned. Lastly, the podcast mentioned that it is believed that he was the first doctor in the country to be tried in court.
For this discussion, after reading the article and listening to the Dr. Death podcast’s last couple of episode, what is your stance on criminalizing medical errors?
I want you to draw evidence from the podcast, the article and statistics on medical errors using outside resource to support your argument. Please keep it to no more than 300 – 500 words.
https://www.beckershospitalreview.com/patient-safety-outcomes/we-can-t-punish-our-way-to-safer-medical-practices-2-experts-on-criminalization-of-medical-errors.html?origin=BHRE&utm_source=BHRE&utm_medium=email&utm_content=newsletter&oly_enc_id=0740E6808112A5E