the risk of being sued for malpractice has very little to do with how many mistakes a doctor makes. Analyses of malpractice lawsuits show that there are highly skilled doctors who get sued a lot and doctors who make lots of mistakes and never get sued.
I actually did know this! Super interesting but also makes a lot of sense. If your patients feel like you care about them, why would they feel comfortable suing you even if you make a mistake? If you’re rude and make the patient feel incompetent or invalidate their pain, you’re not gonna be looked on favorably when you screw something up.
