Medical Malpractice

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....

Imagine going into surgery for a routine procedure, only to wake up and discover that your care team has operated on the wrong body part. Or perhaps entrusting a hospital with the care of a newborn, but they discharge the baby to the wrong family. These are horrifying...

There have been some concerning studies about doctors listening to their patients. These studies have found that doctors actually tend to interrupt those patients, instead of listening while they describe their symptoms and concerns. For example, one study found that...

Doctors and nurses are expected to do their job diligently to ensure patients get the care and treatment they need. If a patient is worried because they’re suddenly feeling sick or experiencing strange pain, then their doctor should evaluate their condition and give...

Medical malpractice happens when a doctor deviates from the expected standard of care. They make a mistake that shows they were negligent in some way. This means that not all mistakes or adverse outcomes equal medical malpractice. But there are certain errors that can...

People visit the emergency department to prevent death or a worsened condition, but many patients leave the facility in much worse shape. Emergency rooms (ER) are often hectic, with medical professionals scurrying to treat the ill and injured. Unfortunately, such...