When is a Diagnostic Error Medical Malpractice?
It’s important to have faith in our medical professionals. However, when a doctor makes the wrong diagnosis, takes too long to make a diagnosis, or misses a diagnosis altogether, that trust begins to decline. So when is a diagnostic error considered medical...
8 Common Emergency Room Errors
Chicago is home to some of the best emergency departments (ED) in the country. However, even the most skilled emergency physicians (EP) can make catastrophic mistakes. In the worst-case scenarios, these emergency room errors can lead to severe harm and even death. An...
Prescribed the Wrong Medication | Are Medication Errors Malpractice?
The expectation when you seek help from a doctor or medical professional is that you will leave feeling better or with a path toward healing. So it can be alarming to begin feeling worse because you were prescribed the wrong medication due to a medication error. If...
How to Prove Medical Malpractice
When a person walks into a hospital, they usually expect their physician to “do no harm” and to walk out with improved health. Unfortunately, this is not always the case and a physician’s negligent medical errors can cause injury to the patient....