Medical Malpractice

 

Medical malpractice is an act or omission by a health care provider which deviates from the standard of care and which causes injury to the patient. Medical errors cause up to 98,000 deaths annually.

 

Medication errors are among the most common medical mistakes harming at least 1.5 million people every year. Other frequent preventable medical errors include misdiagnosis or failure to diagnose, birth injuries, surgical complications, failure to provide treatment, failure to follow-up on a patient, anesthesia-related complications, and failure to prevent patient injuries such as falls.

 

To determine whether medical malpractice was the cause of injury, it is necessary to conduct a review of the injured person’s medical records and consult with medical experts.

 

A victim of medical malpractice should recover monetary compensation for medical bills as well as pain and suffering. In most cases, the health care provider will have a medical malpractice insurance policy to cover such claims.

 

If you or a loved one has been a victim of medical malpractice, contact an attorney by email or call (800) 366-8653 for a free consultation about your case.