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MEDICAL MALPRACTICE AND PROFESSIONAL NEGLIGENCE According to the National Academy of Sciences, up to 98,000 people are killed each year in the United States by medical errors in hospitals – far more people than the number of people that die of car accidents, breast cancer, or AIDS. Eight times as many patients are injured by medical negligence as ever file a claim, and sixteen times as many suffer injuries as those who receive compensation, according to a Harvard Medical Practice Study. The National Academy Press reports that the estimated total national cost of hospital negligence is between $17 billion and $29 billion annually. Many hospital and medical procedures have been made safer as a result of lawsuits. Medical negligence occurs when an individual in the medical profession does not fulfill his/her duties to take care of a patient in a standard manner. Medical professionals are required to abide by certain standards called “standard of care.” Standard of care is defined as the degree of care that a reasonable person should exercise. If a provider does not follow a standard of care and that mistake has caused you injury, then you may be a victim of medical negligence. Medical negligence comes in different forms such as:
Our firm routinely evaluates and considers representation of clients where such injury and damage have occurred. We employ a full-time registered nurse as a medical/legal assistant specially trained to assist in evaluating whether a patient was negligently injured by medical care. Hundreds of potential cases have been reviewed for the initial evaluation of the merits of the case. This firm has established contacts with physicians at medical institutions who are willing to assist with an objective analysis of potential cases. Cases of medical malpractice and professional negligence are carefully screened by this firm in an effort to pursue for our clients only those cases that are deemed to be meritorious. Due to the very complex nature of medical malpractice and professional negligence claims, it is important that a victim hire an attorney to tackle the legal issues and to protect the victim’s interests. The attorneys at Pryor, Flynn, Priest & Harber can do just that for you. You can concentrate on the important things: getting healthy and returning to your day-to-day life while our attorneys take care of the complicated legal issues so that you do not have to worry. We have an experienced and well-qualified staff ready to fight for you. The attorneys at Pryor, Flynn, Priest & Harber will protect your interests and work hard to get you the absolute best possible result. If you would like to discuss your legal options, contact us or call us at 865-522-4191 for a free telephone consultation.
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