Medical Negligence
Delay in Diagnosing
Failure to Diagnose a Problem
Inappropriate Treatment
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Do you know that
Only 2 percent of people injured by physician's negligence seek compensation through a lawsuit (according to a
1991 article in the New England Journal of Medicine).
Your physician is not required to be insured. If not insured, there is little hope of collecting compensation if
the doctor injures an innocent patient through malpractice.
There is little effective regulation of quality by the state licensing board. Only about 2,000 doctors (one-third
of one percent) are disciplined each year. Usually, the charges involve substance abuse or financial fraud. Rarely
is a physician disciplined for injuring a patient through medical malpractice.
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If you think medical malpractice has happened in your case here what you should do:
Rule Number One. Evaluate your claim yourself. Collect as much valuable information as possible. Blood work
results, medical tests. Any even small bit of information might potentially help you.
Rule Number Two. Draft a scenario of what happened to you. Put it on a paper. It will help you to present your
case to attorney.
Rule Number Three. Forget about fighting the claim yourself trying to work it out with healthcare provider who
has put you in trouble. Usually, the "real" decision-maker is the doctor's insurance carrier (if your doctor is even
insured, some are not), and the doctor's attorney. These people are not paid to help you, or to be candid with
you. They are paid to defeat your claim. You need an experienced professional to help you evaluate your claim.
Without an attorney, the doctor's attorney and insurance company usually will not take you seriously.
Rule Number Four. Be aware of the statute of limitations. You may have a valid claim, but if you wait too long,
the claim is lost even if it is valid. The general rule is that the claim must be filed within two years after the
malpractice.
Rule Number Five. Contact a law firm experienced in medical malpractice cases. Usually there is no charge for
an initial evaluation of your case.
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