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CBS Evening News reports on the University of Michigan Health System’s approach to dealing with medical mistakes made by its doctors and other employees. The health system, attempting to stave off malpractice lawsuits, apologizes for its errors – in one case cited by CBS, they offered a $400,000 settlement along with their apology. Says malpractice attorney Tom Blaske: “With the other hospitals, you don’t get any of that, you just get deny deny, deny, defer, defer, defer.” [Source]