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Time has a very different value for those in the high 6 & 7-figures club.

I saw a GP for a consult the other week, and when he learned I work in IT, asked me how to install Office or similar on his PC at home. I said 'just put in the CD and wait for the setup routine to run and follow the prompts'. He said 'wait a minute. slow down, that sounds a bit complex', heh. Note that children can do this. And 10 years of med training isn't complex? Maybe I should start that PC servicing business over here for doctors... (I should point out I currently do general sys admin work across s/w and h/w, including Oracle, Unix, M$ products, an ERP and so on)

Joe Schmoe, the # of frivolous lawsuits is significant. The mere threat of a lawsuit changes the nature of practice. I have some contacts ( I would hate to call them friends) who are exactly these pitbull malpractice attorneys. They have little to no regard for the medical profession and purely interested in the $. This is a profession? Juries? They routinely poll juries after malpractice cases. Guess what? The jury was either not listening or unable to comprehend the issues. Typical responses from the "jury of our peers": "I just didnt like the way they argued with each other". Does the ABA ever admonish the trial lawyers to bring forth legitimate cases? No. And I know lawyers that are on state legal boards. they couldnt care less about a cases legitimacy. When people tell me "My daughter is in law school", I say "where do you think you went wrong?"