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What is medical malpractice or medical negligence?

April 26, 2017malpractice medical negligence

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What is medical malpractice or medical negligence?

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Medical malpractice (also known as medical negligence) means that a health care provider caused injury or death to a patient by failing to act within the applicable standard of care, meaning he or she failed to act reasonably under the circumstances and the unreasonable conduct caused harm.

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As a general rule medical malpractice (also known as medical negligence) means that a health care provider caused injury or death to a patient by failing to act within the applicable standard of care. In other words, a physician or other health care provider commits medical malpractice and is negligent when he or she fails to act reasonably under the circumstances and the unreasonable conduct causes harm. What are typical medical malpractice claims? Lawsuits against health institutions and/or physicians for medical malpractice commonly occur under the following circumstances: – Birth injury – Surgical Negligence – Anesthesia Malpractice – Misdiagnosis – Injury from Prescription Drugs/Overdoses – Hospital Bedsores How common is medical malpractice? Unfortunately medical mistakes are common place in the United States. A recently published study by the Institute of Medicine reported that up to 98,000 people die each year in American hospitals due to medical mistakes. That makes medical mi

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Although the legal definition may vary slightly from state to state, as a general rule medical malpractice (also known as medical negligence) means that a health care provider caused injury or death to a patient by failing to act within the applicable standard of care.

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A doctor, nurse, hospital, dentist, hospital worker, technician, or any other professional healthcare provider failure to perform standard duties like those with similar training or experience, resulting in harm to one or more patients, can be medical malpractice or medical negligence. Many unfortunate patients file medical malpractice suits based on negligence. If you are harmed as a result of a healthcare provider failing to provide medical services at the standard of care required, then you may have a medical negligence case. Medical negligence definitions and standards vary from state to state. In order to find out if you have a good medical negligence case and what specific limitations or definitions that Washington DC, Maryland, or Virginia have, contact the medical malpractice attorneys at the law offices of Chaikin, Sherman, Cammarata, & Siegel P.C. to schedule a free medical negligence consultation.