Medical Malpractice
Doctors, nurses and other health care providers spend a great deal of time learning how to treat a great variety of illnesses and physical maladies. As a group they are professionals dedicated to helping alleviate the ailments that can plague mankind. Unfortunately, health care providers can also make mistakes. When mistakes are made the effects can be devastating. In fact, according to the National Academy of Sciences, approximately 98,000 Americans die from "medical mistakes" each year.
Medical malpractice is a form of negligence involving a medical treatment provider. If someone is injured as a result of a treatment provider's digression from the standard of care, that provider may be liable for the injury that has occurred. The determination of whether a medical professional has met the standard of care is based on a comparison to other professionals in the same field and the same geographical region. In other words, what would a reasonably competent medical professional practicing in the same field as the defendant, and in the same area of the defendant, do under the circumstances that the defendant was facing with respect to care and treatment of the patient?
Medical malpractice does not occur every time there is a bad outcome from treatment. It is simply a duty to provide good care according to the accepted standards of the community and/or the accepted standards of a particular medical specialty. The law generally recognizes the practice of medicine as an "art" rather than as an exact science. Therefore, some latitude is given to practitioners with respect to the manner in which they choose to address the problems of specific patients.
If you or a loved one has suffered an injury, illness or death that you suspect was caused by a medical professional, call VanDerGinst Law at 1-866-843-7367 or click here for a FREE online case evaluation. The initial consultation is free of charge. If we agree to handle your injury case, we will work on a contingency fee basis, which means we get paid for our services only if, and when, there is a money recovery for you. In many cases a lawsuit must be filed before an applicable expiration date, known as a statute of limitations. So please call right away to ensure that you do not waive your right to possible compensation.
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| Wed, 17 Mar 2010 06:00:00 PDT National, State Efforts Seek To Reduce Medical Errors The Wall Street Journal: "Errors made by doctors, nurses and other medical caregivers cause 44,000 to 98,000 deaths a year. Hospital infections, many considered preventable, take another 100,000 lives. ... Click here to read this Medical Malpractice news article. |
| Wed, 17 Mar 2010 05:00:00 PDT California Jury Rules Insurer Should Pay For Out-Of-State Operation; Mass. Probe Shows Insurers' Payments Can Vary Widely The Los Angeles Times: "A Los Angeles jury concluded Monday that Anthem Blue Cross should cover the cost of an out-of-state liver transplant that a California man paid for after the insurer balked. In addition, the jury ordered Blue Cross to pay plaintiff Ephram Nehme's legal expenses, which could dwarf the $206,000 cost of the transplant... Click here to read this Medical Malpractice news article. |
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| Thu, 11 Mar 2010 00:00:00 -0500 Learning to Keep Patients Safe in a Culture of Fear The threat of blame, even malpractice, looms over doctors working to prevent medical errors. Click here to read this Medical Malpractice news article. |
| Sun, 14 Feb 2010 00:00:00 -0500 Small Ideas Won?t Fix It Some of the Republican ideas on health care reform are good, but they would barely make a dent in the system?s most critical problems. Click here to read this Medical Malpractice news article. |
| Sun, 07 Feb 2010 00:00:00 -0500 Nurse to Stand Trial for Reporting Doctor Medical Malpractice news and personal injury law information. Click here to read this Medical Malpractice news article. |
| Fri, 05 Feb 2010 00:00:00 -0500 Illinois Court Overturns Malpractice Statute The state Supreme Court overturned its medical malpractice law because it limited compensation to patients for pain, suffering and other non-economic harms. Click here to read this Medical Malpractice news article. |
| Wed, 27 Jan 2010 00:00:00 -0500 As Technology Surges, Radiation Safeguards Lag Medical Malpractice news and personal injury law information. Click here to read this Medical Malpractice news article. |
| Sun, 03 Jan 2010 00:00:00 -0500 The New Katrina Flood: Hospital Liability Are New Orleans hospitals liable for not protecting electrical generators? A series of lawsuits is testing the bounds of their liability. Click here to read this Medical Malpractice news article. |
