People put their trust in medical professionals when they need help with an illness, condition or injury. This is the natural response to try and address the problem. However, medical mistakes have long been a concern. In recent years, the hope was that technological...
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How long do I have to file a claim against my doctor?
If you or a loved one suffered harm due to the negligence or error of a medical professional, you may be entitled to compensation for your damages. However, you need to act quickly because there is a limited time window to file a medical malpractice claim in Kentucky....
Errors in diagnosis could constitute medical negligence
Diagnosing medical conditions in patients is one of the most difficult parts of being a doctor. Patients will often show up at a doctor’s office in Kentucky with a variety of symptoms, so it can be hard to pinpoint exactly what is causing them. Doctors may have to...
An overview of medical malpractice
Health care professionals are supposed to help their patients feel better, so when a patient is hurt in a medical setting, it can leave them at a loss about what to do next. Medical malpractice refers to the healthcare professional’s failure to provide the accepted...
4 areas where medical malpractice can occur
The idea that medical practitioners make errors is worrying. Patients always put their trust in them, so when a healthcare provider offers substandard services or neglects a patient, this trust can be broken. Medical malpractice can lead to injuries or death. Below...
Why isn’t your doctor listening to you?
When patients are concerned that their doctor isn’t listening to them, they have every right to be worried about their health. A doctor has to have the proper information to make an accurate diagnosis and give them the right treatment plan. A doctor that refuses to...
How common are serious surgical mistakes?
The idea of someone cutting you open and implanting a device or removing part of your body is unnerving, to say the least. However, people can set aside their natural fear of such procedures because they trust the professionals providing them with care. Most surgeries...
2 Sources Of Distraction That Can Lead To Medical Mistakes
Some medical mistakes are the results of incompetence, but many mistakes result from stressful circumstances. Distraction on the road can lead to people causing preventable crashes, and distraction at work can mean major issues with how someone performs their job. A...
Overmedicating patients in nursing homes can be dangerous
You would expect people living in nursing homes to be on medications. Medicines are an important part of maintaining their health. But what about cases where a patient, particularly one with dementia, is medicated, perhaps excessively, to keep them more docile and...
Even when the medication is right, mistakes can happen
When people think of medication errors, they usually think of someone being given the wrong medication. For instance, perhaps you needed a blood thinner to combat blood clots, but then you were accidentally given a different solution. It did not treat the blood clots,...