Broadly, a claim brought against a health-care professional based on professional negligence wherein the health-care professional violates the applicable standard of care and an injury results.
Type of insurance protecting physicians, surgeons, nurses, and other medical practitioners against claims alleging failure to perform.
A legal cause of action where one party seeks to recover damages against a doctor for his or her failure to render services or skill of suitable competence
Improper care or treatment by a physician, hospital, or other provider of health care.
Health care provider failed to provide the proper standard of care and a person sustained injury due to this failure and/or that a health care provider failed to provide information necessary to form an informed consent.
When a healthcare professional treats a patient with substandard care, resulting in serious physical injury or death.
describes cases of medical negligence. All health care professionals, including doctors and nurses, have a duty to exercise reasonable care while treating patients. If your health care provider is negligent and you are hurt as a result, you may have a medical malpractice claim.
Professional misconduct or unreasonable lack of skill by a physician or other health care provider.
Medical accidents that take place in medical institutions. In recent years, the issue of patients suffering injury due to negligence on the part of medical practitioners has attracted attention.
A physician's deviation from the applicable standard of care that a similar physician would exercise under the same circumstances.
A case involving a doctor’s alleged failure to provide care at an acceptable level.
Damages arising from medical negligence
Improper or negligent treatment of a person under a medical professional's care, which results in injury or death.
Sometimes referred to as medical negligence, it applies to doctors, hospitals, and other health care professionals. As with general negligence, it describes conduct that deviates from a reasonable standard of care. It is usually necessary to prove that deviation by the testimony of expert witnesses in the same field of practice in which the health care worker was engaged at the time of the incident.
A term used to describe claims resulting from improper medical care or treatment resulting in a significant deterioration of a person's health status caused by a medical practitioner (such as a doctor, hospital, or other medical provider) who did not follow generally recognized medical practice standards.
The term used to describe improper medical treatment where the patient receives insufficient treatment to the detriment of the patient's health, well being or even resulting in death.
When a medical professional is negligent in his/her duty resulting in an injury
Medical malpractice is an act or omission by a health care provider which deviates from accepted standards of practice in the medical community and which causes injury to the patient. Simply put, medical malpractice is professional negligence (by a healthcare provider) that causes an injury.