Whoopi responds to Carson

[Siwsan]

7. That number isn't really unusual for a neurosurgeon.

And the National Practitioner Data Bank reflects cases that are settled and dismissed, so I don't know his actual number of settlements, or their detail/amount without viewing the report. Part of my old job was reviewing malpractice cases, both settled and dismissed, and some of the situations reflected some pretty outrageous accusations against physicians by patients with documented non-compliant behavior, that were real head shakers.

However, there can be egregious and repeat errors and less than acceptable outcomes that would reflect on a diminishing skill. During my experience in the field, hospitals and insurance companies no longer 'overlook' physicians, especially neurosurgeons, when their performance shows problems.