Medical malpractice cases are complex and require representation by a skilled attorney who understands what it takes to prove the elements of your case. Your attorney must be familiar with the right experts, and most importantly must be able to place a value on the damages that you suffered. This is not a task for the inexperienced. If you are…[...]

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Failure to detect mental illness can be a huge problem for many people. Watch our video below to learn more about self-harm malpractice cases from our medical malpractice lawyers and doctors. https://youtu.be/OBTNq3rb_MU Learn More: What is Failure to Diagnose? Failure To Treat Failure to Diagnose Video Transcript Timestamps0:00 Intro0:39 Failure to Detect Mental Illness: Mental Health Assessment1:14 Failure To Diagnose…[...]

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“How often are mental illnesses misdiagnosed?” is a common question we hear all the time. Watch the video below to learn more about the issues around misdiagnosing mental illness. https://youtu.be/q7RmCjE-p3Y Learn More: How Do You Prove Misdiagnosis? Failure to Diagnose Is Failure to Diagnose a Form of Medical Negligence? Video Transcript Timestamps0:00 Intro0:24 How Often Are Mental Illnesses Misdiagnosed? Diagnosis0:54How Often Are…[...]

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Timely diagnosis is important because when an illness is not diagnosed in a timely manner, the ability to effectively treat it diminishes over time. Watch the video below as Bill Hinnant explains what failure to diagnose is and the lasting effects of not diagnosing an illness in time and the negligence that ensues. https://youtu.be/KtyXBaEOnfE Damages can be physical and financial. But medical…[...]

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Like any situation where you are attending an appointment or a treatment with a physician, the potential for injuries is there with a plastic surgeon as well. Injuries sustained as a result of a doctor’s negligence may form the basis of a medical malpractice claim. When you enter a doctor’s office and evaluate this individual to perform surgery or any kind…[...]

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A false diagnosis is a type of diagnostic failure that can cause serious consequences. Watch the video below as Bill Hinnant explains why a failure to diagnose might occur and why it can be potentially deadly. https://youtu.be/Xmnuq5ug4Lc A false diagnosis can happen when a doctor or radiologist does one of the following things: Misreads an imaging study Misreads a lab report Fails to order…[...]

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Can you sue a doctor for failure to diagnose? When a doctor’s actions result in a failure to diagnose that causes you harm, you can file a lawsuit against the doctor who committed medical malpractice. Others involved can also be named as defendants, including nurses, medical staff, and the doctor’s employer. Watch the video below as Bill Hinnant answers the question “can…[...]

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In this election year, more so than in previous ones, people talk about moving to Canada if their preferred candidate doesn’t win the White House. But for parents-to-be, there may be another reason to consider moving north of the border that has nothing to do with politics: it’s a lot safer for mothers to have a baby in Canada. That…[...]

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Watch our video to learn more about medication errors that can occur when writing and prescribing orders. https://youtu.be/cLOFR9O1DrI Learn More: How Do Medication Errors Arise? Examples Of Medication Errors Who Should You Call When Prescription Medications Cause Issues? Issues That Can Arise With Prescription Medications Video Transcript Timestamps0:00 Intro0:24Medication Errors While Prescribing and Writing Orders: Errors Made During Prescription Writing1:07 Medication…[...]

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Before joining our team at LawMD, Dr. Mitchell Nudelman spent over 10 years working for CIGNA’s wholly-owned medical review company, IntraCorp. While he was there, he realized the company was making false claims in California, Delaware, Florida, Nevada, and Tennessee. IntraCorp did not perform correctly under its contracts and fraudulently represented its manner of performing utilization review (UR) services. As a result…[...]

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