Medical Malpractice

[Doc_Keele]

You’d certainly hope that the hospital would stop the doctor but there’s been a few cases in the UK (and I imagine the US has seen this too) where a doctor has been allowed to practice for years after they should have been investigated.

In the UK they actually enacted a provision that an apology would not be treated as an admission of liability which is a step in the right direction.

Naturally the insurers will not necessarily be in favour of admissions of liability. The NHS now has an arbitration mechanism which is a good move.

 

[InSearchofGrace]

Interesting exchange on this thread!

From the perspective of one who investigated medical malpractice for 14 years, it is moral and just to bring a medical malpractice suit where there is objective injury or damage, negligence is established, and the purported negligence caused the injury.

Criteria can be reached by examination of the medical records, testimony of the patient and the doctor, and opinion of expert witnesses who have integrity in the field addressing standard of care and causation issues.

Sometimes, plaintiffs do not understand or do not accept that an unfavorable outcome can result from iatrogenic causes not related to negligence, or just from the natural progression of the disease, as with virulent cancers.

Is it not a great country where there is legal remedy for those genuinely injured by medical negligence or substandard care? But just because the system needs to be fair to all aggrieved parties, whether the claim is big or small, it is never moral to file frivolous and malicious lawsuits.

 

[kaybrig]

What if the doctor made the mistake, and called someone on the phone to find out how to fix it, then put me in a room where i got very sick for 8 days, and had to be transfered to another hospital, and had to have another surgery to fix the first doctors mistake, then got over 150,000.00 in bills?

 

[Moscati]

What if the doctor made the mistake, and called someone on the phone to find out how to fix it, then put me in a room where i got very sick for 8 days, and had to be transfered to another hospital, and had to have another surgery to fix the first doctors mistake, then got over 150,000.00 in bills?

That’s kind of vague–what is your question? Whether you would have a case?

 

[LilyM]

People - my understanding of forum policy is that we are not to give professional (eg legal or medical) advice on this website - it is not the purpose of the site.

I’ll verify this with the moderators, of course.

 

[quetaria]

Medical Malpractice may arise from the negligence of doctors, nurses, or any other individual associated with the medical profession. Any treatment, lack of treatment, or other departure from accepted standards of medical care, health care, or safety on the part of a health care provider that causes harm to a patient is considered medical malpractice. A medical malpractice lawyer can help you recover damages for you injuries.Over 12,000 deaths a year result from unnecessary surgery, and approximately 7,000 people die from medication errors in hospitals.Medical malpractice cases arise when a medical patient has been injured through the improper action (or inaction) of a healthcare professional or medical facility. Click on the links below for in-depth information on medical malpractice and the legal rights of patients who have suffered harm.

 

[mary_bobo]

Interesting exchange on this thread!

From the perspective of one who investigated medical malpractice for 14 years, it is moral and just to bring a medical malpractice suit where there is objective injury or damage, negligence is established, and the purported negligence caused the injury.

Criteria can be reached by examination of the medical records, testimony of the patient and the doctor, and opinion of expert witnesses who have integrity in the field addressing standard of care and causation issues.

Sometimes, plaintiffs do not understand or do not accept that an unfavorable outcome can result from iatrogenic causes not related to negligence, or just from the natural progression of the disease, as with virulent cancers.

Is it not a great country where there is legal remedy for those genuinely injured by medical negligence or substandard care? But just because the system needs to be fair to all aggrieved parties, whether the claim is big or small, it is never moral to file frivolous and malicious lawsuits.

Good post. I think sometimes people expect the delivery of health care to be a black and white issue. It is not. So many things come into play and just because a person has an unfavorable outcome does not automatically mean that someone did something wrong.