Medical Malpractice Statistics For The United States – 2024
August 24, 2024
Medical malpractice is the third most common cause of death in the United States, with medical errors accounting for 251,000 deaths annually (that is, 9.5% of all deaths in the United States annually). If you are over age 65, you are 12% more likely to be the victim of medical malpractice. Medical m[...]
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Do I Have A Medical Malpractice Case?
August 23, 2024
Many people ask us, “Do I have a medical malpractice case?” In order to recover money damages for the harm caused by a health care provider’s negligence, you must show that the health care provider breached the standard of care (which means you have to show evidence of the standard[...]
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What Is Patient Safety?
August 16, 2024
The World Health Organization (WHO) states on its website: “Patient safety is defined as “the absence of preventable harm to a patient and reduction of risk of unnecessary harm associated with health care to an acceptable minimum.” “Within the broader health system context, it is[...]
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Can Medical Malpractice Be Criminal?
August 13, 2024
Medical malpractice claims are civil tort claims for personal injury for which the remedy is typically monetary damages. Medical malpractice claims are not criminal claims, which makes sense because if medical malpractice was criminal in nature, many careful and competent health care providers would[...]
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Are Medical Malpractice Settlements Taxable?
August 12, 2024
The general rule regarding taxability of amounts received from settlement of lawsuits and other legal remedies is Internal Revenue Code (IRC) Section 61. This section states all income is taxable from whatever source derived, unless exempted by another section of the code. IRC Section 104 provides a[...]
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Where Do I Report Medical Malpractice?
August 10, 2024
So, you or a family member have been hurt by medical malpractice. What should you do? Should you report the health care provider who harmed you to your state’s medical board? Public Citizen has reported, “Given the observed wide variation in serious disciplinary actions taken per 1,000 p[...]
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What Is Medical Malpractice?
August 9, 2024
“Medical malpractice” is defined by individual state laws in the United States – there is no universal or federal law regarding medical malpractice. One simple definition of “medical malpractice is “any act or omission by a physician during treatment of a patient that d[...]
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Large Medical Malpractice Verdicts Are Trending Upwards
May 19, 2024
It has been reported that from 2012 to 2022, medical malpractice verdicts of $10 million or more in the United States ranged from 34 in 2013 to 52 in 2022. And in 2023, there were 57 medical malpractice verdicts of $10 million or more in the United States, with just over one-half in the amount [&hel[...]
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