Medical malpractice

between medical malpractice and ordinary negligence committed by a medical provider. Prior to that case, in 1994, the Supreme Court of Virginia endeavored to interpret a provision of the Medical Malpractice Act that requires an expert to testify as to the relevant standard of care in a Medical Malpractice case without first determining whether the case was, in fact, a medical malpractice case. Beverly Enter.-Va. v. Nicholes, 441 S.E.2d 1, 1 (1994) (“The primary issue we consider in this medical…

files a claim for malpractice, it is the medical malpractice attorney's job to secure him or her damages for the pain and suffering which resulted from a doctor's negligence. In cases of death, the attorney attempts to college damages for the family of the deceased. This can be a complicated procedure, as malpractice laws and regulations, particularly the statute of limitations, may vary from state to state. There are two types of damages available to victims of medical malpractice. A…

years. One particular issue of relevancy is medical malpractice, or medical errors for short. This term basically means something went wrong in the process of surgery or some type of care given to a patient, and that it deemed unsuccessful and the result could be death or even a disability. One statistic that is an eye opener is the amount of deaths in a single year just from medical errors. It is almost up to 100,000 deaths per year just from medical errors as well causing over a million…

experiencing a growing awareness regarding patient’s rights and obligations. It can be clearly sensed by the establishment of liability by the law concerning medical professional, claiming damages for the utter suffering caused due to medical negligence, breach of consent, and breach of confidentiality arising out of a doctor patient relationship. What Is Medical Negligence? Negligence is simply failure to perform an act with due care and caution. The three ingredients of negligence are as…

Medical Malpractice Why it went to court. Mary Carnahan HA 210 Medical Law and Ethics October 31, 2014 Introduction We are going to take a medical malpractice case that went to court. Research the case to see why it went to court. I chose a medical malpractice case from Phoenixville, PA. Two nurses who worked at Phoenixville Hospital were being suing negligence which caused a baby to be born with brain damage. Medical Malpractice Case The case of Lily Ciechoski People today are suing…

at risk for a decrease in the level of patient care, leading to mistakes, injury, and even patient death. When employees are not at their best, the treatment that they will provide is compromised. This reflects negatively on a medical practice and can lead to malpractice lawsuits, decrease in productivity, loss of patient loyalty, or possible injury to a patient(s) (Bureau of Labor Statistics: Occupational Employment…

Medical malpractice has been a big issue since the early 1900’s. An issue has been that patients are not getting paid for malpractice. The patients are able to sue the health care worker for malpractice, but may not get the money they hoped for. Medical malpractice is a negligence against the statute. A statute is classified as a law. Most people have medical insurance but medical insurance does not cover all the treatment. That person is now forced to pay all the extra money left over. They are…

In Wisconsin, medical malpractice victims are attempting to seek justice for those they say the courts have continually ignored or stepped on - the victims themselves. At the moment, Wisconsin only allows spouses, minor children and the parents of those minor children to launch a wrongful death lawsuit against a medical practitioner, but those days might be coming to an end. Senator Nikiya Harris Dodd, a Democrat from Milwaukee, is proposing new legislation that would allow parents of…

DISCUSSION In cases of alleged veterinary malpractice, the standard applied to veterinarians is generally the same standard applied to physicians and surgeons in medical malpractice actions. In order to prove veterinary malpractice, a plaintiff must show (1) a duty to perform according to the appropriate veterinary standards; (2) that the veterinarian breached that duty by deviating from the appropriate veterinary standard; (3) that the plaintiff suffered damages; and (4) that the breach was the…

Telemedicine and Medical Malpractice Law With advances in technology, doctors no longer need to be in the same physical place as their patients in order to provide medical care. While certainly convenient, the ability to diagnose and treat patients via the Internet is largely untested, with regard to both patient safety and legal liability. What Is Telemedicine? Telemedicine uses telecommunication and information technologies to provide clinical health care at a distance. Examples include…