It Is Not About Extremes.
You Just Need What Is Right And Fair.
As a physician, you want to help all your patients – but some patients either don’t want to be helped or make it impossible for you to properly do your job. A patient who’s non-compliant, disruptive or threatening to you or your staff can put your license to practice...
In medicine, trust is paramount; patients rely on healthcare providers to provide them with quality care, and healthcare professionals, in turn, are responsible for providing this care at the highest standards. Yet, doctors cannot always produce the results they or...
A doctor-patient relationship is crucial as it determines the quality of treatment. When a physician has a poor relationship with their patient, misunderstandings may arise, increasing the chances of a medical malpractice claim. This guide discusses how you can avoid...
You worked hard to be a doctor and are dedicated to offering quality services to your patients. However, a patient may sue you for medical malpractice due to a misunderstanding. In such a case, you will need to employ defense strategies to protect your reputation and...
Medical malpractice is a serious issue that can have significant consequences for patients and physicians. If you are a healthcare provider in Florida, it's essential to understand the components of a medical malpractice suit so you can be prepared if one is brought...
Physicians, nurses and other healthcare providers are held to specific professional standards. They are educated about these standards during their educational and licensing processes. Most of the time, these standards are upheld with thoughtfulness and meaningful...
Medicine is a pretty fast-paced field, and -- like any other industry -- it's prone to errors. With all the pressures of the modern medical environment, from the unbelievable schedules and lack of staffing to the way that electronic health record systems are...
Doctors are held to a very high standard, and they should be. They work hard every day to keep people as healthy as possible, and their decisions have a long-term impact on those patients’ health and even their very lives. The standard does have to be high, and people...
When something goes wrong with a patient’s procedure or treatment, a doctor’s first instinct is often to express regret and to apologize for their added suffering – whether they were directly involved in what went wrong or not. Unfortunately, that instinct is often...
The vast majority of medical malpractice claims never make it to trial. Many of them fizzle out once the facts of the case become clearer – but others get resolved through settlements. Should you settle, or should you fight? The answer isn’t always that easy for a...
