AOSSM pens open letter demanding physician testimonies in quality of care litigation
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Key takeaways:
- AOSSM wrote an open letter demanding expert physician testimonies in quality of care litigation.
- The letter has 27 signatures from various supporting organizations.
To combat recent challenges faced by physicians due to malpractice litigation, the American Orthopaedic Society for Sports Medicine published an open letter addressing their concern.
“Team physicians have dedicated their lives to caring for athletes in unique and complex scenarios, which requires extensive time and expertise,” representatives of the AOSSM wrote in the letter. “However, recent and ongoing litigation may have an enormous negative impact on the medical care of competitive and elite athletes. ... Subspecialists must work together to fight the unnecessarily high legal risk of practicing sports medicine and the damage that it will do to the profession and the medical care of athletes.”
In the letter, representatives of the AOSSM demand expert testimonies from qualified medical physicians in quality of care litigation.
“Consistent with the American Medical Association’s policy on Medical Expert Witness Testimony, AOSSM and the supporting organizations below believe that in situations where quality of care has come into question, testimony in support of critical medical care should come from an expert in their subspecialty,” representatives of the AOSSM wrote in the letter.
So far, the letter has garnered 27 signatures from supporting organizations including Major League Baseball Team Physician Association and National Basketball Association Physician Association.
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