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Medical malpractice is loosely defined as patient compensation for a provider’s medical error. This article describes the legal process with examples.
Medical malpractice occurs when a healthcare professional provides you with care that does not meet the proper standard of care. Both acts and omissions can count as...
Medical malpractice is a legal cause of action that occurs when a medical or health care professional, through a negligent act or omission, deviates from standards in their profession, thereby causing injury or death to a patient. [1]
Medical malpractice is negligence committed by a professional health care provider—a doctor, nurse, dentist, technician, hospital or hospital worker—whose performance of duties departs from a standard of practice of those with similar training and experience, resulting in harm to a patient or patients.
When a doctor, nurse, or other medical professional fails to provide a patient an adequate level of care, both in diagnosing the problem, and in treating it appropriately, and that failure causes harm to the patient, he or she can be held liable for malpractice.
Medical malpractice occurs when a healthcare professional neglects to provide appropriate treatment, take appropriate action, or gives substandard treatment that causes harm, injury, or death...
Medical malpractice occurs when a hospital, doctor or other health care professional, through a negligent act or omission, causes an injury to a patient. The negligence might be the result of errors in diagnosis, treatment, aftercare or health management.
Medical malpractice occurs when patients are harmed by the actions (or inaction) of doctors and other healthcare professionals. Common types of cases in this area of law include childbirth injuries, medical misdiagnosis, surgery errors, and hospital related infections.
Medical malpractice liability can occur during a misdiagnosis, improper treatment, or surgical error. FindLaw's section on Medical Malpractice provides resources on many medical malpractice issues, from the first steps to breaking down the legal elements of a claim.
Medical malpractice occurs when a doctor or other health care professional provides inadequate care to a patient, resulting in an injury. Malpractice may involve an incorrect or delayed diagnosis, ineffective treatment, or medication errors.