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Unethical Treatment Figures

In the field of medicine, a doctor’s willingness to uphold the code of ethics directly reflects on the safety of patients. Between the ability of teaching hospitals to instill a proper sense of ethics in students and a hospital administrator’s willingness to punish doctors who make mistakes, medical ideas of right and wrong must be preserved. However, there are some statistics that illustrate a shocking lack of professional ethics among doctors and administrators.

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Evidence of Widespread Improper Behavior

Although other fields certainly follow a particular set of ethical requirements, the Hippocratic Oath has provided guidance for physicians on a basic credo of doing no harm. However, this has not perfectly translated in modern hospitals and clinics. The following statistics give a distinct and frightening understanding of this problem:

  • High incidence of recent alcohol use, reaching above 70%
  • As many as 10% of psychiatrists admit to engaging in sexual conduct with patients
  • Roughly 16% of medical students admit to witnessing a serious ethical mistake

In addition to these problems, many note that fewer doctors receive any sort of administrative punishment following an incident of malpractice than overall numbers of malpractice cases.

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If you have been injured by a negligent physician, you may be able to pursue justice by taking legal action. To discuss your case with a knowledgeable legal advisor, contact the New Jersey medical malpractice attorneys of Levinson Axelrod, P.A., by calling 800-346-5529 today.