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Expert Author: Rudi ONeil | Summary In such cases the patient is generally referred to as the plaintiff. The plaintiff is also a term that may be used to denote the legal representative that is acting on the behalf of the patient. The opposition party is the defendant, which is made up of those that represent the ostensibly negligent party, be it dentist, nurse, doctor, or otherwise. Expert Author: Carys Robshaw | Summary Almost 2,000 cancer patients who were treated at the private Shepton Mallet Treatment Centre by Dutch surgeon Ben Mak have had their results called into question after a man he gave the all clear died. Steve Davies was given the all clear at the private clinic by Dr Mak following a colonoscopy, in which a camera examines the large bowel to check for signs of cancer. Expert Author: Lavana James | Summary The terrifying reality of medical malpractice is that it is often far too late for positive intervention after the event and, even if the claimants are successful in their monetary claims, the damages can never quite be rectified. Penis amputations and medical implements left inside patients are just some of the not unheard of malpractice injuries claimed. Expert Author: Claysphere Rivera | Summary Medical Negligence refers to an act or omission by a health care provider who deviates from accepted standards of practice in the medical community and causes injury to the patient. Expert Author: Manuel Salvacion | Summary Medical malpractice occurs as a result of an action taken by a medical practitioner, or by the failure to take proper medical action. Expert Author: Mary Jean Kuda | Summary Wrong prescriptions, incorrect diagnosis or hospital negligence, these are few of what is known as medical malpractice. Medical malpractice is an omission of the best available medical treatment by a health care practitioner to a patient. Expert Author: Manuel Salvacion | Summary Medical malpractice occurs when a medical professional becomes negligent of his duties which sometimes lead to injury or harm to a patient. As a result, injured patients and medical malpractice victims are left with no other recourse but to seek redress through legal means. Expert Author: Pankaj Sharma | Summary Medical malpractice is an act or omission by a health care provider which deviates from accepted standards of practice in the medical community and which causes injury to the patient. Expert Author: Pankaj Sharma | Summary Nursing home abuse is becoming one of the greatest challenges that we may face. At some point of time it may affect us in one way or the other, whether it may be a friend or a family member or even our self. Learn about medical negligence compensation claims and how cases get process and who is responsible. Expert Author: Joseph Hanoa | Summary Medical malpractice is a category of personal injury law. A personal injury occurs when the actions or negligence of another causes injury to your person, property, reputation or rights. Expert Author: Jack Xander | Summary Though there are many factors in choosing a good attorney in a medical malpractice case, one of the trickiest is whether to choose a lawyer who works on contingency, that is, on contingency of a recover, or one who charges by work on an hourly basis. Expert Author: Stefan Rockhaus | Summary There are so many cases that we get to read about where the patient had to suffer because of wrong diagnosis and treatment - things such as a left leg being amputated instead of right leg, or wrong kidney operation, wrong eye operation or being treated for flu when it was something else. Expert Author: Dave Carter | Summary Attending the doctor is no fun, particularly if your visit is because of a particular complaint, rather than a timely check up. Expert Author: Gage Killian | Summary Medical Malpractice is a serious issue. Every day people get improper treatment resulting in numerous negative outcomes. The medical society has sworn an oath to provide the best medical care to their patients. Expert Author: Sara Ellis RN, BSN | Summary The number of disciplinary actions for practice related issues such as failure to assess or intervene, documentation errors and medication errors for RNs has risen significantly in the last five years. This article provides an understanding of the elements of medical malpractice nurses need to know. Expert Author: Roger Overanout | Summary First, lets make one thing clear, the vast majority of patients do not experience any form of Medical Malpractice. In fact the error rate seems to only be between 5 to 80 errors per 100,000 visits to medical practitioners. That not withstanding if you are one of those who become a victim of Medical Malpractice your error rate is 100 per cent. Expert Author: Michael Russell | Summary An article about the politics of malpractice and why its problems can't be solved. Expert Author: Michael Russell | Summary An article about what can be done about errors in order to lower the number of malpractice lawsuits. Expert Author: Michael Russell | Summary An article about talking about errors when applied to malpractice.
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