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Medical Malpractice
Medical malpractice refers to professional negligence by a health care provider. It can result in injury or death. Around 44,000 to 98,000 hospital patients may die each year from preventable medical errors. When claims are filed, the plaintiff must prove the provider owed a duty of care, breached that duty, caused injury, and damages occurred. High insurance premiums have led to a malpractice crisis with less coverage available. Possible solutions include peer review, practice guidelines, and restraints on insurer rates.
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- Medical error is estimated to occur at a rate equivalent to 3 jumbo jet crashes per day.
- Common reasons patients sue doctors include diagnostic errors, surgical errors, and improper medical treatment. The doctors most often sued are surgeons, anesthesiologists, and obstetricians.
- While a negligent doctor has a 3 in 100 chance of being sued, a non-negligent doctor has only a 13 in 10,000 chance - suggesting most malpractice claims are not frivolous.
- Medical malpractice is defined as when a doctor fails to act as a reasonable physician would under the circumstances. Proving malpractice
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Medical malpractice refers to professional negligence by a health care provider. It can result in injury or death. Around 44,000 to 98,000 hospital patients may die each year from preventable medical errors. When claims are filed, the plaintiff must prove the provider owed a duty of care, breached that duty, caused injury, and damages occurred. High insurance premiums have led to a malpractice crisis with less coverage available. Possible solutions include peer review, practice guidelines, and restraints on insurer rates.
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The document discusses several topics related to medical malpractice including:
- Medical error is estimated to occur at a rate equivalent to 3 jumbo jet crashes per day.
- Common reasons patients sue doctors include diagnostic errors, surgical errors, and improper medical treatment. The doctors most often sued are surgeons, anesthesiologists, and obstetricians.
- While a negligent doctor has a 3 in 100 chance of being sued, a non-negligent doctor has only a 13 in 10,000 chance - suggesting most malpractice claims are not frivolous.
- Medical malpractice is defined as when a doctor fails to act as a reasonable physician would under the circumstances. Proving malpractice
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