By roy, on December 19th, 2011%
Article by Amy Nutt
Every year, medical malpractice is a serious problem for thousands of people across the country. Medical malpractice occurs when a heath care professional fails to provide a patient with a standard quality of care which results in injury or harm to the patient.
Medical malpractice can take place in any health facility by any type of medical personnel that can include doctors, nurses, hospital workers, dentists, eye doctors, surgeons,etc. An article published in the Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA) noted that ‘every year in the United States 12,000 patient deaths occurred due to unnecessary surgery, 7,000 deaths were caused by medication errors in hospitals, and 20,000 deaths resulted from other errors in hospitals.’ The Journal of the American Association for Justice stated that a decade ago ‘as many as 98,000 people died every year from preventable medical errors, costing the nation an estimated $ 29 billion dollars.’
Medical malpractice can result from a number types of mistakes such as anesthesia errors, birth errors, defective drugs, or products, medical experimentation, improper diagnosis, medication errors, nursing home abuse, surgical errors, wrongful death, failing to take appropriate medical action, and much more.
Medical malpractice can negatively affect all aspects of one’s life, from the physical and emotional damage to serious financial hardships. Such hardships can include:
- Loss of Work- Loss . . . → Read More: Negative Effects of Medical Malpractice
By roy, on December 10th, 2011%
It is illegal to sell unapproved diet products that make unsupported claims, the FDA (Food and Drug Administration) has warned seven companies which are selling “homeopathic HCG weight-loss drugs. The marketers of these products tell users to follow an extremely restricted and potentially dangerous diet…
View full post on Litigation / Medical Malpractice News From Medical . . . → Read More: HCG Diet Products Illegal, FDA Warns Seven Companies
By roy, on November 27th, 2011%
Article by Michael Porto
When you are looking at or comparing different types of Florida medical malpractice insurance coverage, it is very common to be overwhelmed with how it works. It is almost essential for all medical professionals to carry some kind of medical malpractice insurance in order to protect themselves from any kind of lawsuit. In Florida for example, almost 6 percent of medical professionals do not have any kind of malpractice insurance coverage.
Rates of reliable medical malpractice insurance coverage in Florida tends to vary depending on their field of work, or “scope”. This makes it extremely difficult for medical professionals to have any idea what kind of coverage they can expect from different companies. The best way to go about comparing professional medical malpractice insurance coverage rates is to look at similar rates in the same scope as well as geographic location. These two factors play the largest role in determining costs and coverage of medical malpractice insurance. For example, if you are are surgeon looking for help in Tampa, FL, your new medical malpractice insurance coverage rates will be much different from a heart specialist in Seattle, Washington.
A recent problem in medical professions across the country is the rising medical malpractice insurance coverage premiums. The term, “crisis”, has been used frequently to describe the problem of rising . . . → Read More: Florida Medical Malpractice Insurance Coverage – Is It Important?
By roy, on November 24th, 2011%
Four former executives of Synthes Inc. have been sentenced to prison for carrying out human medical trials illegally in which three participants lost their lives. US prosecutors had been seeking 1-year prison sentences for “human experimentation”…
View full post on Litigation / Medical Malpractice News From Medical . . . → Read More: Illegal Human Study Left Three Patients Dead – Four Defendants Get Prison Sentences
By roy, on November 24th, 2011%
Question by Irish07: Where can i report a doctor for medical malpractice?
Besides going the legal route, i want to report a doctor for the actions they did to my son during delivery (C-section). Where can i report this Dr for the actions she did?
Best answer:
Answer by ??? KeitoThat would depend on what it is exactly that you’re trying to report….
There really isnt a non-legal place to report a doctor. If you want to sue for damages, bring charges against the doctor and his/her malpractice insurance company will handle arbitration with your lawyer.
Otherwise, the best you can do is file a complaint in your state’s medical board. Typically they will have a section for things like that. An inquiry will be launched and the doctor notified etc.
What do you think? . . . → Read More: Where can i report a doctor for medical malpractice?
By roy, on November 8th, 2011%
Because clinical evaluation often depends on diagnostic tests, diagnostic physicians have a responsibility to notify referring clinicians when test results reveal urgent or unexpected findings…
View full post on Litigation / Medical Malpractice News From Medical . . . → Read More: Communication Failures Put Diagnostic Physicians At Increased Risk For Medical Malpractice Claims
By roy, on November 4th, 2011%
Article by Clarence French
The majority, medical doctors are likely painfully knowledgeable of, medical malpractice cases are on the increase, as well as increase each year. Medical professionals and medical facilities keep medical malpractice insurance to indemnify them when these kinds of wrongful death law suits are registered towards them. In spite of this, as the amount of malpractice law suits go up, so does malpractice insurance prices. Whenever a new medical malpractice suit is submitted towards a health practitioner or medical business, the initial matter that must come about is attaining representation from among the numerous medical malpractice law firms in the region. In the case of a injured party, which often is the individual declaring the claim; there is complete control over the decision of a legal representative in the malpractice suit. The plaintiff in these cases is generally the affected person who had been allegedly hurt for some reason from the medical treatment obtained. The suer can be out and find any kind of medical negligence lawyer they think fit to help legally represent them in the event. Defendants in these cases, that happen to be most of the medical professional and/or the professional medical facility where therapy has been delivered, will not have sole discretion in choosing their medical malpractice attorney. Why is this? Because your legal . . . → Read More: Medical Malpractice Insurance – The Benefits of Owning It
By roy, on October 23rd, 2011%
A total of 606 Canadian physicians were disciplined by their provincial medical licensing authorities between 2000 and 2009, researchers at St. Michael’s Hospital found. The majority of disciplined physicians were men (92 per cent) who had been practicing medicine for a long time (an average of 28.9 years) and were independent practitioners (99 per cent), according to Dr. Chaim Bell…
View full post on Litigation / Medical Malpractice News From Medical . . . → Read More: Tracking The Number Of Doctors Disciplined And Why
By roy, on October 20th, 2011%
Article by David Traumbauer
The majority, medical doctors are likely painfully aware, medical malpractice incidents are on the increase, plus increase per year. Doctors and even medical facilities carry medical malpractice insurance to indemnify them when these kinds of medical malpractice claims are filed against them. In spite of this, when the amount of malpractice cases grow, so do malpractice insurance charges. When ever any medical malpractice claim is filled out towards a health practitioner or health care building, the first detail that should transpire is attaining representation from on the list of various medical malpractice law firms in the region. In the event that of a complaintant, which usually is the party recording the suit; there is full control over the choice of a legal representative in the medical malpractice suit. The suer in these lawsuits is usually the affected individual who was apparently hurt for some reason from the treatment obtained. The suer might be out and find any wrongful death attorney they regard fit to help represent them in the event. Defendants in such cases, which are often the medical doctor and/or the health care facility where procedure had been delivered, do not have sole discretion when choosing their medical malpractice law firm. How can this be? Because your representation as a defendant in a medical malpractice lawsuit . . . → Read More: Medical Malpractice Insurance – The Price of Having It
By roy, on October 9th, 2011%
Article by Erich Shrefler
What is Medical Malpractice?Medical malpractice happens when any type of healthcare provider, such as a doctor, surgeon, nurse, pharmacist or EMT, is negligent in his or her duties, does not perform in a manner that would be an accepted standard of care for the specific situation, and causes harm, or death, to a patient.
Medical malpractice can also be called medical negligence. The presence or extent of medical malpractice may not always be evident to the victim or victim’s family. Medical experts and medical malpractice attorneys can provide insight if medical malpractice is suspected.
When Types of Situations are Considered Medical Malpractice?Some of the most frequently reported types of medical malpractice include:
* Operating on the wrong patient * Operating on the wrong body part* Damaging vital organs during surgery* Not diagnosing a serious medical condition at all or in a timely manner (this is often the case when cancer is left untreated)* Misdiagnosing a serious medical condition* Mistakes made when administering anesthesia* Errors made in dispensing, prescribing and monitoring medications and use* Failure to treat surgical site infections in a timely manner* Failure to handle a labor and delivery in an appropriate manner (which can cause fetal brain injury to the infant)* Failure to provide quality care to a nursing home patient* Poor management of tissue and organs for . . . → Read More: Common Questions about Medical Malpractice Cases
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