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Nurses are on the front lines of patient care, and while they perform a vital role in the medical field, they are also at risk for making mistakes that can lead to medical malpractice claims. There are a number of factors that can contribute to nursing malpractice....
You go to the doctor for a routine checkup and are told that everything looks good. A few months later, you start experiencing some unusual symptoms. After doing some research, you realize that those symptoms could be indicative of lung cancer. If you're one of the...
Medical malpractice takes many forms, and patients admitted to hospitals might worry about whether they'll receive appropriate treatment. Georgia patients may receive a prescription medication to address a particular ailment. Such prescriptions could include...
Residents of Georgia expect to receive the expected standard of care from every doctor and healthcare professional they see. It’s important to understand the standard of care and its importance. What is the standard of care? When a person goes to the doctor, hospital...
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...