Medical malpractice occurs when a medical practitioner neglects to provide the appropriate treatment, gives substandard treatment that causes harm to the patient, or does not take appropriate action on behalf of a patient. The negligence can involve a medical error due to the diagnosis, health management, treatment, or aftercare process. A patient who has experienced…
No longer are medical malpractice cases considered an anomaly in the United States. According to data collected over 10 years (2006-2016) by the National Practitioner Data Bank, more than 600,000 people filed malpractice cases across the nation. Of these, 15,649 of them originated from Oklahoma.
Healthcare professionals are expected to provide proper care for their patients until they can recover. However, there are instances when these healthcare professionals neglect the basic task of caring for their patients, which can lead to injuries or, worse, death. Such incidents are also known as medical malpractice, and it happens more commonly than you…
Birth is the most wondrous moment in any mother’s life. But, just as with any medical procedure, the possibility of injuries looms during natal procedures. Regardless of whether you’re in the most expensive hospital with the latest medical equipment, the chance of an injury occurring due to hospital negligence always exists.
No matter how innovative and efficient medical practices are today, there is still always the risk of medical malpractice. According to a study conducted in the Journal of Patient Safety, between 210,000- 440,000 people who go for medical care at hospitals suffer some type of preventable harm.
Every time you go to the hospital for medical care, it is reasonable to expect that doctors and nurses would know how to do their jobs properly. After all, your life and your well-being depend on them. Sometimes, however, even doctors make mistakes which puts patients in harm. In one of the researches on the…
