Doctors and medical staff owe patients a duty of care. This duty arises from the moment that a medical facility sees a patient. For the most part, medical staff meet the required standards in the profession, but this isn’t always the case. There may be occasions where...
Doctors and other healthcare professionals are held to a high standard. They are expected to diagnose and treat patients to the best of their abilities. Behavior that falls below the expected standard in the medical field can amount to medical malpractice. In medical...
Technology has become an integral part of daily life in this country – and it’s also a critical tool in medicine. Unfortunately, technology also tends to be highly addictive. Personal electronic devices like smartphones, tablets and computers have a huge potential to...
Medical malpractice happens when a hospital or health care provider fails to provide their patient with the legal standard of care any other person in the same profession would under the same circumstances. It is when a health care provider deviates from the...