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What Is Considered Medical Negligence?

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When we go to the doctor, have a medical procedure done at the hospital, or have to visit the emergency room for an injury, we put our trust – and sometimes our lives – in the hands of the medical professionals who treat us. It may even seem inconceivable that they may, intentionally or not, …

Is Failure to Refer Considered Medical Malpractice?

close up of male and female doctors performing surgery

Physicians often specialize in a specific area of medicine, studying to become knowledgeable in that area, while others become general practitioners. When a patient goes to see their regular doctor, the doctor may discover that the patient has a condition or symptom with which he or she isn’t familiar. In those cases, doctors have a …

Is a Medical Misdiagnosis Considered Malpractice?

Is medical misdiagnosis considered malpractice?

It isn’t surprising that a misdiagnosis – especially of a serious illness – can have devastating consequences. What may surprise you is just how often misdiagnoses happen. It’s estimated that as many as 20 percent of patients’ cases are misdiagnosed, which is more than medication errors and surgical mistakes, both of which garner much more …

Is Misdiagnosis Medical Malpractice?

Is misdiagnosis medical malpractice?

When most people think about medical mistakes, they imagine a doctor giving a patient the wrong type of medication, or perhaps operating on the wrong part of the body. However, medical mistakes can occur in a variety of ways. In fact, diagnosing a patient with the wrong type of illness can also rise to the …

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