MEDICAL MALPRACTICE

The old axiom of the medical profession is “to do the patient no harm”. This really comes down to a safety issue for all patients who receive sub medical care and treatment from any medical care provider. It could be a doctor, nurse, physician's assistance (PA), nurse practitioner or a hospital. Non medical care providers such as a laboratory and other similar institutions may also be liable for harm under ordinary negligence standards.    

A claim for Medical Malpractice only happens when there was a departure from acceptable medical practices and that departure caused the patient harm. It just makes perfect sense that that is the legal standard for suing a medical care provider and/or those responsible for his behavior. If the mistake was made but that mistake didn't cause any harm more likely than not you would not have a case.
 

No one is more devastated than the patient who gets a "clean bill of  health" from their doctor only to learn a year or so later that their doctor missed a serious or life threatening medical condition or what has now, because of the passage of time,  become a permanent or worsened medical condition - such as a delayed diagnosis of cancer. The laws in New York have recently changed in this area.  

Same holds true for what should have been a routine surgery that turns out to be anything but routine for the patient.

In far too many cases, the misdiagnosis or failure to timely diagnosis a serious medical condition in the patient can be a cause of very serious, irreversible worsening of the patient's medical condition or illness. This delay in a proper diagnosis can take away or reduce the chances of the patient being cured or living much longer. 

This kind of negligent delay in diagnosis can leave the patient in a much worse physical and emotional condition than had it been made sooner when it should have according to acceptable medical standards and practices. It can also do a host of things like changing the  patients’ treatment options, change the ultimate outcome of the  disease process itself and in more serious cases can be a cause of the patient passing well before their time had their diagnosis been properly and timely made. 

This firm can help you and your family if there was medical malpractice. If you have any questions about whether or not you or a loved has a medical malpractice case, pick up the phone now and call to speak with Mr. Zahn, you will be glad you did.   

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