Medical Malpractice

Medical malpractice can occur at any stage of the treatment process. In some cases, doctors make diagnostic mistakes. Other times, errors occur when providing treatment. Medication errors are also somewhat common. While people might assume that a medication error is...

When someone goes in for surgery, they expect the surgeon to perform the correct procedure and uphold the expected standard of care. This doesn’t mean that every surgery has a positive outcome or that there are never side effects or negative ramifications. However, it...

When a medical diagnosis is delayed, the results can be life-changing. A delay means the condition goes untreated, sometimes for far too long. Early care could have made a significant difference in many cases. Why do delayed diagnoses occur? Below are some common...

If a physician's expertise is insufficient to provide a patient with necessary care, they may need to refer them to a physician qualified in the matter. For example, when a patient's condition requires specialized care or when they are not responding to treatment....

The development of anesthesia changed the face of surgical procedures. It allows patients to undergo surgical procedures without feeling pain. While anesthesia is relatively safe, it is not foolproof. Anesthesia errors do happen, and they can be fatal. Here are some...

Surgery is a highly complicated and intrusive medical procedure, and surgeons are expected to be meticulous and precise in their work to avoid harming the patient. However, surgical errors can still occur, often due to negligence and may lead to serious complications...

Doctors and medical professionals train for many years before being allowed to practice. Standards in the medical sector are high because it is literally a matter of life and death.  For the most part, medical professionals get it right. They do their best to find...

Diagnostic errors are critical, as they can worsen a condition that could have been treated if correctly diagnosed earlier. Cases of patients being diagnosed with advanced stages of cancer, life-threatening complications of diabetes and so forth due to diagnostic...

State medical malpractice laws change all the time – for better or worse from a patient’s perspective. Last year, for example, New Mexico’s Medical Malpractice Act was amended to lower the cap on malpractice claims against independent health care facilities from $5...

You’ve probably seen the new reports of ransomware attacks on large hospital systems throughout the country in recent years. Even more of these attacks go unreported because the victims don’t want the public to know about them. They’ve paid the ransom to the hackers....