Preventable infections are a common injury that leads to medical malpractice lawsuits and consequent medical records analysis to extract the important medical evidence. Patients who seek medical treatment sometimes develop preventable infections due to medical...
During surgery or other medical procedures, anesthesia is administered to prevent patients from feeling pain. Administered by an anesthesiologist, there are three types of anesthesia - local (to...
To prove that medical malpractice occurred, lawyers have to establish that a physician-patient relationship existed; that the doctor was negligent and caused harm to the claimant in a way that a...
So, hope you’ve read the key differences between medical negligence and malpractice. It is clear that medical negligence occurs as a result of a provider not taking the right action when caring for...
This is a continuation of the ideas presented in our earlier blog “Universal Precautions and Standard Precautions & Their Legal Significance.” Medical negligence cases are of different types and...
Even though doctors and other medical professionals are expected to provide quality care, certain medical mistakes may happen (if they act in a negligent way) that can cause severe injuries to...
Physicians, nurses, and clinicians overall need to be conscious about the potential of medical malpractice risk. In case a malpractice suit is filed, properly documented medical records constitute...
Medical malpractice as well as negligence can lead to a wide range of birth injuries. Birth injury refers to any complication caused during the pregnancy and delivery that cause the baby to have a...
This is an update to the blog Medical Negligence And Medical Malpractice Suits – A Continuing Saga Healthcare providers are expected to provide patients with high-quality care. However, in certain...
A medical malpractice case arises when a healthcare provider - physicians, nurses, osteopaths, dentists, and others providing medical services - breaches the accepted medical practices for a...
Medical malpractice vs. wrongful death claim - what are the essential differences between the two? This is a common doubt many people have regarding these two types of claims. Personal injury...