"A recent Bloomberg Business Week
article caught my eye. The headline read “When Doctors Admit Mistakes, Fewer Malpractice Suits Result, Study Says.” It was an eye-catching title because it seemed to indicate that basic human decency was an effective way to reduce unnecessary patient lawsuits. Some would say that I have a naïve outlook toward human nature, but I believe that most disputes, especially those that can lead to lawsuits, can be resolved by the harming party simply admitting fault and sincerely apologizing for it. So opening up the article, I expected to have my beliefs vindicated. Unfortunately, they were not."
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