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Electronic medical records systems are designed to improve the accuracy and continuity of patient care at hospitals and other healthcare facilities. But EMRs can also allow errors that lead to patient harm. In a medical malpractice case, an EMR can provide evidence...
Just about everyone is familiar with signing a consent form before a medical procedure is performed. But a signature alone does not satisfy New York's legal standard for informed consent. Courts have consistently held that caregivers must engage in a meaningful...
When your newborn suffers brain damage from a lack of oxygen during labor or delivery, the effects on your child and your family are serious and lasting. The days ahead are hard, and what to do next is not always clear. If this has happened to your child in New York,...
Medical treatment does not always go as planned. Sometimes, the signs of a problem do not appear right away. Recognizing these signs immediately and knowing what steps to take can help you protect your health. Why medical harm can stay hidden Some injuries from...
Dental procedures, particularly those involving oral surgery, may cause nerve damage as a result of surgical errors.. Nerve damage may be caused by a range of errors, such as improper extractions or negligent placement of dental implants. Such injuries can profoundly affect a patient’s quality of life, leading to physical pain, significant functional impairments and emotional distress. Damage might be…
Surgical procedures are meant to improve a patient’s health, but in some cases, they can lead to worsened medical conditions. Surgeons’ errors can have devastating consequences, ranging from infection, nerve damage and prolonged pain to permanent disability or even death. These errors may occur due to negligence, lack of proper training or insufficient preoperative planning. While not every negative surgical…
A catastrophic injury is a severe trauma that drastically affects essential body functions, such as mobility, cognitive ability and functionality of nerves and organs. Such injuries result in long-term or permanent pain, disability and diminishment of the victim’s quality of life. They also typically bring enormous expenses upon the victim and their family, such as the costs of medical treatment,…
Delayed diagnosis, misdiagnosis and failure to diagnose and treat are all aspects of diagnosis error, which constitutes medical malpractice. If a serious injury or death resulted from a failure to diagnose or a misdiagnosis, the surviving family members may be able to sue the medical professionals responsible, including — Physicians Specialists Hospitals Private practices Is a diagnosis error always medical…
Root canals are common procedures performed in dentists’ offices or at practices specializing in endodontics. Every case presents its own set of challenges, however, and errors do occur. If one of those errors causes a serious dental nerve injury during a root canal, you may be able to sue the dentist or specialist. What is a root canal? Many patients…
We’ve all heard the phrase, “the cure is worse than the disease.” The speaker is usually speaking figuratively about the difficult road to recovery after an illness or trauma, but in cases of medication error, this expression could be entirely accurate. Medication error occurs when a medical professional or pharmacy: Administers the wrong medication Administers the wrong dosage of medication…