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How To Fight For Medical Malpractice?

HOW TO FIGHT FOR MEDICAL MALPRACTICE? MEDICAL MALPRACTICE STATISTICS In Illinois, incidents of medical malpractice have been consistently high since 2000. In 2010, the Office of Inspector General for Health and Human Services estimated that poor care in hospitals was the cause of 180,000 deaths just among Medicare patients. According to an article published in the Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA), over 225,000 people die each year due to iatrogenic causes. This has become the third leading cause of death in the United States, after deaths from heart disease and cancer. 12,000 deaths/year from unnecessary surgery 7,000 deaths/year from medication errors in hospitals 20,000 deaths/year from other errors in hospitals 80,000 deaths/year from infections in hospitals 106,000 deaths/year from non-error, adverse effects of medication WHAT IS "MEDICAL MALPRACTICE"? Medical malpractice is described as any treatment, lack of treatment, or other departure from accepted standards of medical care, health care, or safety on Examples: Misdiagnosis, improper treatment, failure to treat, delay in treatment, failure to perform appropriate follow-up, prescription the part of a health care provider that causes harm to a patient. errors, etc. WHAT MUST BE SHOWN TO PREVAIL IN A MEDICAL MALPRACTICE CASE? A CLAIMANT MUST USUALLY SHOW THE FOLLOWING: the health care provider owed a duty to the patient; the health care provider breached that duty; the patient suffered an injury; and the patient's injury was a proximate cause of the health care provider's breach. WHO CAN BE HELD ACCOUNTABLE FOR MEDICAL MALPRACTICE? A medical malpractice claim may be pursued against those who provide medical or health care to a patient, including, physicians, registered nurses, hospitals, dentists, nursing homes, and pharmacists. Medical malpractice claims may be brought against individuals, partnerships, professional associations, and corporations. SOURCES http://www.coplancrane.com/blog/medical-malpractice-in-chicago-and-the-rising-rates-of-hospital-error/ http://www.worldlawdirect.com/article/749/medical-malpractice-basic-information.html PREPARED BY PRESENTED BY Media Mosaic LAW OFFICES OF Ciricrcntiate yourasf TOM PLOUFF www.media-mosaic.com www.ploufflaw.com

How To Fight For Medical Malpractice?

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This infographic titled “How to FIGHT for Medical Malpractice” aims to guide consumers as to how they can file a suit for medical malpractice. This infographic shows the number of medical malpract...

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