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The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services covers many healthcare expenses for customers of Medicare. In 2008, CMS identified specific never-event medical complications and conditions. CMS penalizes medical facilities for certain never events, which are scenarios...
No one goes to a Georgia doctor for treatment expecting to be the victim of medical malpractice. Unfortunately, however, diagnostic errors happen too often. It’s fair to wonder how common a problem this is for people. What are diagnostic errors? A diagnostic error is...
A medical misdiagnosis is not malpractice until a serious illness or injury is linked to it. A patient in Georgia has to prove that the medical provider's inaccurate diagnosis is the cause of a malpractice case. Identifying a misdiagnosis A misdiagnosis is a medical...
The average adult in Georgia visits their doctor four times each year. During these visits, a patient may talk about chronic health concerns or acute illnesses that suddenly arise. While most people receive the necessary medical help they need to feel better, many...
When individuals seek out legal help for a possible medical malpractice claim, one of the leading concerns tends to regard how much the case could earn in compensation. It is common to wonder how much a claim is worth and all cases receive different awards for...
It's scary to think about how many diseases there are that get misdiagnosed every day in Georgia. Unfortunately, even diseases that seem obvious can get misdiagnosed by medical professionals because of the way their symptoms overlap with other conditions. This can...
Medical errors cause between 250,000 and 440,000 deaths each year in the United States with many of those occurring in Georgia. Countless others are injured. Many of those errors occur in the operating room as surgeons are 66% more likely to commit a medical error...
Knowing who to sue when artificial intelligence causes a medical-related injury is not always straightforward. The patient may not know whether to sue the robot, the doctor controlling the robot, or the manufacturer. There are med-mal laws in Georgia that apply to...
Being told by your doctor that you have cancer can be devastating. In Georgia, you expect that your diagnosis is correct, but your world can feel as though it's crumbling when you discover that you were misdiagnosed. It can be difficult to grasp the situation and deal...
Sadly, medical errors can happen in Georgia. When they do, people can suffer injuries that can range from mild and temporary to severe and permanent. In the worst instances, a person can die. There are a few types of medical errors that are very common, but with the...