Preventable Medical Deaths

Why is all the emphasis on limiting doctors liability? Nowhere do I see anyone passing legislation to curb medical errors resulting in the deaths of nearly 100,000 people a year. Add to that the number of patients maimed and its something we need to look at. CLOSELY. NOW!
I mean two little children die from hard round candy and politicians are trying to legislate the banning of these candies. It just doesn't make sense. Hard round candies have been around for generations. What's new is the stupid, ignorant parenting. A little more toughness on these "sphincters", and the world would be a better, safer place.
Ahh, but I regress. This story is about the preventable medical deaths that occur each year. Little has changed since the report was first issued in 2000. Now get the excuses given for this tragedy. It has been said that some of the reasons for these errors are: the complexity of health care systems, a lack of leadership, the reluctance of doctors to admit errors and an insurance reimbursement system that rewards errors - hospitals can bill for additional services needed when patients are injured by mistakes - but often will not pay for practices that reduce those errors. READ THAT AGAIN! AND AGAIN. Keep it up until you understand the gravity of it. The lack of concern, for human life, by all involved. Yet we hear nothing about legislation to curb THESE PREVENTABLE deaths. Granted large multi-million dollar payouts are not really the answer. But then again, this is America, and the only thing Americans seem to understand, the only time you can get their attention, is when you are talking about removing money from their wallets!.
I'm not against reducing monetary awards. Hopefully that will lead to EQUALLY reduced insurance premiums. My idea is to treat medical errors CRIMINALLY! Ahh now that might also get their attention. Yup, you caused the death of so n so, due to negligence, therefore you are being charged with "criminally negligent homicide", "involuntary manslaughter", whatever. Just so long as the outcomes are similar. The patients life is ruined or worse, now, so is the negligent doctors. Simple, fair, and hopefully enough to lessen the occurrences of "death by neglect".