Would you sue a good friend?

I think this is the main reason why malpractice lawsuits are so prevalent in America. Patients are suing a faceless entity with whom they have no relationship. From a recent study about discharging patients from the hospital:

 

  1. Only 18% of patients knew the name of the physician in charge of their care (most physicians assumed the patient knew)
  2. 43% of patients could not state their reason for admission (most physicians assumed the patient understood diagnosis at least somewhat well)
  3. 90% of patients reported not being told about adverse effects of new medications
  4. Physicians were more likely to report that they occasionally spoke in front of patients without including them in the conversation
  5. 58% of patients described physician explanations as always comprehensible compared to only 9% of physicians
  6. Half of patients reported having anxiety or fears while hospitalized and of those half, 54% indicated that a physician never discussed these fears (while only 2% of physicians, ie one physician, reported never discussing fears)

Would you sue a good friend?