Most medical malpractice cases involve harm done to a patient by a doctor who was treating them for a physical ailment or injury. However, mental health professionals can also be guilty of medical malpractice. Psychiatric care is often a less exact science than other...
Medical Malpractice
What does a “standard of care” mean in medical malpractice?
When someone has been injured due to a medical provider’s actions (or failure to act), one of the biggest factors that will determine whether there was negligence involved is the applicable “standard of care” for the situation. But what exactly does that mean? Since...
2 kinds of negligence can affect patients on opioid medications
Synthetic opioid medications have revolutionized pain management. It has never been easier to access pain medication or more affordable for people to control severe and chronic pain. Unfortunately, as opioids are both cheaper and more potent than traditional opiate...
Have hospitals fully eliminated dangerous wrong-site surgeries?
The technology used in surgical procedures has improved substantially in recent years. There are even robotic devices capable of performing entire operations while under the control of a trained surgeon. Unfortunately, technological advances do not eliminate the risks...
What factors contribute to medical misdiagnosis?
Doctors and other medical professionals are placed in a position of trust over patients suffering from various ailments. Patients should expect the highest levels of care when receiving medical treatment. Unfortunately, they are not always granted the diligence that...
What’s an affidavit of a qualified health care provider?
You trusted and respected your doctor -- but they failed you. You ended up with considerable damage from their mistake, and your life will never really be the same. It wasn’t an easy decision, but you feel like you have no choice but to pursue a medical malpractice...
Tips for building your medical malpractice case
Medical malpractice can wreak havoc on your life. It can leave you with serious injuries or a worsened medical condition, and your prognosis may be poor. This, in turn, can increase your medical expenses, limit your ability to work, and leave you with extensive pain...
How can social media posts harm your medical malpractice claim?
If you win a medical malpractice claim against a doctor or hospital, their insurer will have to pay you a large sum of money. Insurers do not like paying out, and medical staff or facilities do not like losing cases, as that harms their reputation. Therefore, both the...
How often do people wake up during surgery?
Minor surgery may just require localized painkillers, which means that you’re awake the entire time. For instance, some people have their wisdom teeth removed in this fashion. For major surgery -- and, often, even for wisdom teeth -- people are given medication that...
How common are medical misdiagnoses?
Doctors are only human, so they can make mistakes. Unfortunately, a mistaken diagnosis can lead to serious consequences for a patient. There are at least 12 million people who receive the wrong diagnosis here in the U.S. annually. These errors result in up to 80,000...
