Moral Hazard vs Morality Approaches in the Opioid Crisis
Economists argue that because naloxone prevents overdoses, it also nudges users toward riskier behaviors. Physicians disagree.
All articles by Tafari Mbadiwe, MD, JD
Understanding the Blame Game: Why Are Voluntary Event Reporting Rates So Low?
Does a hospital’s blame culture — “nonpunitive response to error” according to researchers — influence medical error reporting rates?
Mistaking Legal Recourse for Evidence-Based Medical Practices in Surrogacy
Paying a surrogate to carry a fetus shoehorns a fourth, and fifth, party into the already tight therapeutic triangle formed by the biological mom, fetus, and physician.
Descriptive, Predictive Data at Odds in Medical Malpractice Courtroom
Because they’re busy looking in different directions, “innocent until proven guilty” and “first, do no harm” don’t always get along.
Reproductive Recourse: Why Are Reproductive Malpractice Claims So Challenging?
A new generation of DNA tests that analyze fetal DNA are seen as a safe and reliable godsend for expectant mothers because, according to the manufacturers, they achieve “near-perfect” accuracy.
Prisoners to Parental Incarceration: How Do Incarceration Rates Affect Infant Mortality?
The staggering number of incarcerated Americans has inspired an avalanche of studies demonstrating how patterns of imprisonment exacerbate inequality and affect the life chances of entire families.
A Few Bad Apples: Managing Malpractice Claims
Ranking or otherwise gauging physician quality isn’t just a way to assign bragging rights — performance metrics can be used to set reimbursement levels, tailor insurance, and identify physicians who are falling behind.
From Needle Exchanges to Supervised Injection: Why Communities Benefit From Supervised Injection Sites
Like needle exchanges before them, supervised injection sites have been shown to decrease the harms associated with injection drug use.
The Unintended Consequences of Cigarette Taxation
Although cigarette taxes were supposedly implemented to encourage smokers to quit, they can have a disproportionate effect on people of low-income status.
The Pilot, the Physician, and the Whistleblower: When Is it Okay to Sound the Alarm?
Airplane cockpits have a lot in common with operating rooms: both host a small team that’s trusted to perform an extraordinarily complex task with the clear understanding that any misstep could spell doom.
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