Recent comments in /f/Connecticut

buried_lede t1_ja3ufbc wrote

Reply to comment by jay1982k in Any doctors here by jay1982k

I don’t even know what to say about that because it’s a depressing state of affairs. The profession is very very cya here, more than other places I know just speaking as a patient. It’s the northeast so people move quickly and are less trusting. And they are advised not to resolve things with their patients, but to shut up and let their lawyers escalate the crap out of everything, thus harming the patient more. There are lawsuit shopping patients everywhere I am sure so why trust any patients? But there are so many patients who just want an honest conversation and a fair resolution , such as corrected reports that are riddled with cya fabrications. For more minor care questions, escalating conflicts because of paranoia is common and is so unfortunate.

For more serious errors, it is understandable that fear would be much higher.

Here doctors will come down like a ton of bricks on minor requests for correction. It’s pathetic and really dishonest. I should say many will, not all.

PS: we definitely need more PCPs though, so I hope you come. People wait months to get in as new patients and so many PCPs aren’t taking new patients at all. It’s crazy, so I hope you do come

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jay1982k OP t1_ja3swlr wrote

Reply to comment by buried_lede in Any doctors here by jay1982k

Yeah im not sure. Worth exploring. I hope theyre not more punitive than other states.

Im a pcp and wish for better qol but not if i ruin my reputation due to a mistake. Im human.

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buried_lede t1_ja3skuq wrote

Reply to comment by jay1982k in Any doctors here by jay1982k

You’re welcome. It is odd how that CT for “limiting privileges” is so high. Not a medical person so don’t know what that might indicate but the article did suggest that it could be how they define that category.

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buried_lede t1_ja3r87y wrote

Reply to comment by buried_lede in Any doctors here by jay1982k

Just want to add that the problem with the tort reform crowd is that they are captives of insurance companies, chambers of commerce, and professional groups all wanting to save money, not improve oversight of physicians or increase the quality of care, so the fight just continues ad nauseum. If reforms were only in the hands of people who wanted the latter, maybe we’d get a better result. But victims of malpractice need to be made whole. Frivolous cases here get thrown out so fast it’s not funny

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buried_lede t1_ja3qlhw wrote

Reply to comment by jay1982k in Any doctors here by jay1982k

First link: CT doesn’t rank that high in malpractice and it appears to be based on payouts, not number of cases.

Second link: only reports the total in dollars, where CT ranks 12th, but awards on average will be higher in states where medical costs and cost of living is higher and in line with that, the Northeastern states rank higher in payouts. (Setting aside caps on awards)

The second link also claims that 99-percent of doctors will face a malpractice claim- absurd unless they are counting everyone who “complains to the manager,” about waiting an hour to see a doctor lol. Most doctors in CT will never face a lawsuit, period, and though I don’t have info on complaints to the licensing board, if we assume it is double even, the board here is mild and known to be pro-doctor.

Third link: interestingly, CT doesn’t rank in the top of any of the categories in this study except for limiting clinical privileges. Probably something to look at.

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https://research.zippia.com/states-that-sue.html

Looking only at the number of med mal lawsuits per capita, this analysis placed CT low indeed on ladder, at 16. This is lower even than Minnesota, that seemingly doctor-happy state with such happy stats in general.

This gives with what I have seen on the court dockets - a pretty reasonable and sober practice area in CT. We aren’t gaga about medical lawsuits.

So, it sounds like what we are really talking about is high payouts ( costs of living in the Northeast being high and no caps) and the interesting aberration about clinical privileges by the licensing board which might have something to do with how they categorize their info more than anything punitive. They don’t suspend licenses much here.

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Ok_Dragonfruit4027 OP t1_ja3q6s6 wrote

Reply to Waterbury.. why by Ok_Dragonfruit4027

There was like 60+ cars at midnight drifting and doing doughnuts. Then reving their dog sh't cars. I can't find anything about a car meet. Cops ended up going and everyone was out so fast. One dude was yelling because their precious event was quickly over. It's just stupid. It woke my daughter up which pissed me off. People have no respect. Like go to a vacant area where people don't live, or go to a car track. A good portion of the cars were trash with loud exhaust or missing Cadillac converters. Ghetto ass people with ugly cars. There was some nice cars but very little of those.

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Icy_Comparison148 t1_ja3mg2u wrote

Reply to Where to watch the sunset? by rosecxvii

Mt. Tom in Holyoke is easy to drive to and up, has multiple pull offs looking to the west. Go west to the mountain/hills. The Hueblin tower would probably be a good spot as well. That would require hiking. I’ve seen some nice sunsets from Case street in Canton as well.

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pittiedaddy t1_ja3lr6w wrote

Reply to NE CT tint shop/ceramic coater recs by asp215

On tints, I've always put 20% all the way around. Never got pulled over or ticketed for it. It's considered an "add-on", so they can if they pull me over for speeding or something else.

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