Medical Malpractice-Health Care Negligence

Medical malpractice is a form of negligence where an injury results from the failure of a medical professional or medical facility (doctor, nurse, medical technician, psychiatrist hospital or healthcare facility) to exercise adequate care, skill or diligence in performing a duty. The determination of whether a duty of care is met depends upon the standard of care for that professional...MORE >>

Related Information

• Types of Malpractice
• Delayed Cancer Diagnosis
• Duty of Care
• Causation
• Damages
• Surgical Complications
• Doctor/Patient Confidentiality
• Hospital Cases
• Informed Consent

Links and Resources

• Lectric Law Library
• New England Journal of Medicine
• MedExplorer.com
• Medical Abbreviations
• Medical Dictionaries
• Medical Matrix
• HealthTouch.com

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