Medical Malpractice

When you go to the doctor you are putting your health into the hands of a trusted health care professional. Unfortunately, medical professionals make errors. Misdiagnosis, treatment errors, surgical mishaps, medication errors, anesthesia disasters, and even death are medical malpractice examples.

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Medical errors can cause patients life-altering injuries with life-long trauma and pain. If you or a family member have been a victim of medical malpractice, you may file a claim, or a “demand for monetary damages for injury or death caused by medical malpractice” Most doctors and medical professionals are honest. They want to take action to correct a medical mistake. However, medical malpractice insurance companies play by different rules.

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When medical physicians provide a patient with a substandard level of care, then they can be held legally liable for the patient’s resulting injuries or damage. The failure to offer an adequate quality of medical care is known as negligence. Medical malpractice cases must be carefully screened to ensure they meet state requirements for filing a negligence lawsuit. An injury or death while under the care of a doctor, nurse or other medical professional is not necessarily grounds for legal action.

According to a recent study in the Washington Post, medical errors are now the third leading cause of death in the United States. This is a shocking statistic for many people. Another form of medical malpractice occurs when a medical professional fails to accurately identify and diagnose a patient’s medical condition. This can constitute medical malpractice when another doctor with similar training would have correctly diagnosed the condition and applied the correct treatment.