Heland K V
American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists, Washington, DC.
Bull Am Coll Surg. 1990 Feb;75(2):6-11.
Are the judges surprising supporters of malpractice reform? What is the overall message of the ACOG survey of judges, and how can organized medicine use that message? On balance, the ACOG survey of judges shows that they agree with physicians who argue that the present system needs to be changed. The overall message is that the present tort system does not work very well in the area of expert witness testimony, the system of jury decision-making, or the awarding of damages. Since it does not work very well, the medical community must continue to advocate changes to the system, ones that are fair to society as a whole. The judges' opinions on what reforms would better serve society can be persuasive data to present to state and federal legislators. So it's not just lawyers vs. doctors anymore. After all, the judges are lawyers, too. And these lawyers seem to be on the doctors' side.
法官们会是医疗事故改革出人意料的支持者吗？美国妇产科医师学会（ACOG）对法官的调查传递的总体信息是什么，医学团体又该如何利用这一信息呢？总体而言，ACOG对法官的调查表明，他们认同那些认为现行制度需要变革的医生的观点。总体信息是，现行的侵权责任制度在专家证人证言、陪审团决策制度或损害赔偿裁定方面运作得并不理想。由于该制度运作不佳，医学界必须继续倡导对该制度进行变革，这些变革要对整个社会公平。法官们对于哪些改革能更好地服务于社会的意见，可能是向州和联邦立法者展示的有说服力的数据。所以现在不只是律师与医生的对立了。毕竟，法官也是律师。而这些律师似乎站在了医生这一边。
