To often, the general public just sits back as very qualified doctors and medical professionals make mistakes in the normal course of their everyday business. Their business is the treatment of us, the average citizen. Over the years we have placed Doctors (and some extent Lawyers) on top of pedestals which puts them out of reach of any retribution for wrong doings.
The Nurse’s Medical Malpractice Primer
The number of disciplinary actions for practice related issues such as failure to assess or intervene, documentation errors and medication errors for RNs has risen significantly in the last five years. This article provides an understanding of the elements of medical malpractice nurses need to know.
Medical Malpractice Are You In Safe Hands?
Attending the doctor is no fun, particularly if your visit is because of a particular complaint, rather than a timely check up
What Kind of Lawyer to Hire in a Case of Medical Malpractice
Though there are many factors in choosing a good attorney in a medical malpractice case, one of the trickiest is whether to choose a lawyer who works on contingency, that is, on contingency of a recover, or one who charges by work on an hourly basis.
In medical malpractice cases, people are probably most familiar with a lawyer who works on a contingency basis. For instance, youre interested in suing the doctor who failed to set your leg properly. What happens next, is the lawyer starts asking about the accident. A simple word of advice here is that if you can only afford to sue on a contingency basis, call around and find a lawyer who will do it for less than half of the settlement or judgment.
Medical Malpractice
Many people may not realize that medical malpractice is a real and ever growing problem. People die everyday from wrong diagnoses and incorrect treatments. The problem is that most of these cases are private and many are never reported. A lot of the population does not know enough about medical practices to know when they are faced with a malpractice problem. They are forced to take the word of the doctor and staff at hand. This may explain why only a small number of claims a…
Medical Malpractice Explained
There are so many cases that we get to read about where the patient had to suffer because of wrong diagnosis and treatment – things such as a left leg being amputated instead of right leg, or wrong kidney operation, wrong eye operation or being treated for flu when it was something else.
Tips For Avoiding Malpractice
Malpractice has been in the news lately because of the rising costs in malpractice insurance for doctors. Some doctors have even had to close their practices due to this issue. For doctors trying to make it without running into malpractice problems it can be frustrating. However, there are some methods that can help to prevent malpractice problems.
Many doctors follow a process called SOAP. This process outlines simple steps to ensure the patient is fully aware of their si…