EVERYONE HATES BEING SICK!

If being sick is not stressful enough, now you have to worry about whether or not your doctor, hospital, or other health care administrators will adhere to strict rules in the code of conduct required for your personal care. In most places you will find that they really do pay attention to those codes of conduct and ensure that you are in a responsible environment to help you toward healing. However, not everyone adheres to those rules and codes which can result serious consequences for your overall health. If this is the case then you need to know these five things about Medical Malpractice.

5 THINGS YOU NEED TO KNOW

(1) One of the first things you need to know about Medical Malpractice is what it really is. If you have received medical treatment, whether in a hospital or doctors office, if you do not understand how the law defines Medical Malpractice then you can not protect yourself. Medical Malpractice is defined as when a healthcare provider deviates from the recognized “Standard Care” in the treatment of a patient.

(2) By this definition the second thing you need to know is what is “Standard Care”. This is defined as what a reasonably prudent medical provider would or would not have done under the same or similar circumstances. What these things all mean are whether or not the health care provider was negligent.

(3) Third you need to know what Medical Malpractice is trying to accomplish. The first objective is to provide financial compensation to the victim of health provider negligence. The second objective is to deter and penalize acts of negligence by hospitals, medical administrators, individual practitioners.

(4) The fourth thing you need to know is that there are deadlines by which a medical malpractice lawsuit must be filed. This is what is referred to as a statute of limitation. If the deadline is not met then the lawsuit will be permanently barred. Statute of limitations differ from state to state and can very in time limits and procedural requirements. This brings up the final item you need to know.

(5) Procedural requirements are a list of case details that need to be met before a medical malpractice report or lawsuit can move forward. This may include securing pertinent medical records, interviews with family and friends, pictures of injuries and other state required paperwork. A well trained Medical Malpractice Attorney can help you understand what you need since the requirements can very from state to state.

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