Avoiding Medical Error Amid COVID-19

Avoiding Medical Error Amid COVID-19

We’re living in a time plagued with uncertainty and adaptation. The way we work, communicate, and stay in touch with loved ones is shifting dramatically. Medical professionals are working overtime, risking contact with people infected with the coronavirus in order to...
What Is Medical Malpractice?

What Is Medical Malpractice?

By definition, medical malpractice occurs when a patient is harmed because a doctor, nurse or other medical professional fails to provide proper treatment. Doctors owe a “duty of care” to each of their patients, which means doctors are responsible for...
Defining Misdiagnosis

Defining Misdiagnosis

You visit your health care provider and walk out with a diagnosis that doesn’t feel quite right – maybe it doesn’t address your most prevalent symptom, or the care protocol doesn’t deliver the relief as expected. What recourse is there and how do you know if you’ve...