How often does Medical Malpractice really occur?
951724
This is true.  Malpractice happens A LOT.  The reason there aren't more lawsuits is because mostly of people not realizing they are victims of malpractice-because a lot of it is small things.  Another reason is because of lack of evidence.  This is one reason why majority of hospitals will not allow camera?video camers in delivery rooms anymore when a woman gives birth.  Then they have the luxury of having video evidence if something goes wrong.  A lot of malpractice is simple-for instance, a doctor or specialist not noticing something small on an x-ray that another doctor notices.  As far as wrongful death-when a loved one dies, most ppl are too distraught to point a finger.
22331
Medical law is a very lucrative field, albeit often abused.  \nSome lawyers do a hell of a lot of good in medical law.  When there is real medial malpractice, they help compensate those that have been wronged by doctors, surgeons, hospitals, etc.\nThat being said, there are a huge amount of malpractice suits that are built on false pretenses and based on greed (both of the client and the lawyer).  A good example would be suing a radiologist because the chemotheraphy was unable to force the cancer into remission.  That's bad luck and not malpractice, but you'd be surprised how many doctors get hurt because of this.\n\nSo why study medical law?  \nI guess you could do it to help people who have been harmed, disfigured, or lied to by bad doctors and hospitals.\nOr you could do it to profit off of those who try and help people and give money to those who don't deserve it.\nThe choice is yours!
169676
It is very hard to prove medical malpractice because let's face it, docs have the money for the good attorneys. But you should start with a medical malpractice attorney who should be able to tell you if you have a legitimate case or not.
874793
A LOT.  Pain management is a scary practice to be in if you are prescribing narcotics for chronic pain management.\n\nYour malpractice insurance is going to go WAY up if that is your field.  Consult a lawyer.
682940
I don't beleieve you'll find too many actual doctors on Yahoo Answers. They're very busy.\n\nMy sister went to medical school four years beyond college and worked as a medical resident for several years and eventually went into private practice. She does have to pay for malpractice insurance. She works very hard, and her mind boggles at the laziness of the non-doctors she works with. She really feels like she is carrying the rest of society. She thinks that society would basically collapse if it weren't for people who work as hard as she does.\n\nI went to graduate school for four years beyond college, then I taught full-time while earning my teacher certification at night. Teaching is very stressful. It is also one of those jobs where you have to "hold up the sky" for possibly the most ungrateful population on earth. Every year, I now make what my sister makes in a month.\n\nGood ultrasound technicians make about twice what I do, they can be qualified with as little as two years of college, and they don't have to pay malpractice insurance. There are a few other medical technician careers with similar education to salary ratios. If I wanted a medical career, I think I'd do one of those first to work in a hospital for a few years before deciding to go to medical school.
251209
There are a lot of cases that revolve around medical malpractice. I've even seen a lot of law firms that employee both doctors and lawyers, or people that specialize in both. Having both skills (law and medical), as difficult as that can be, can also yield a higher rate of understanding between the two fields. In a law firm, that means more money and more clients, and a higher success rate.
263000
There have been quite a few cases. See the site below.
446995
More often than I should, yes.
663912
no, it can only be considered malpractice if there is permanent damage. Maybe negligence, you could check.
301534
Depends on what happened and how many times...
690497
there is no right frequency...from a few times a day to once a week or longer ..it's all normal....
753465
Not as many as the amount of patients die everyday in hospitals due to neglect. That is 200 every day...unless it's gone up. Sorry I don't have your answer.
209231
you should check with the BBB or the medical malpractice section of your local courthouse.  (probably their records department)
388226
as many time as you can get away with it. it really depends.
1158976
Hey guy, you gotta get out of the state your in and pursue it from another location.  It would be shocking to the average person to realize how often this actually happens. I work in health care, we hate to take these cases because then the police are gonna harass us too. something similar happened in my own family. Good luck to you. :-)
192313
not me personally, but I have taken care of many patients with it. You may need to adjust your medications if it is recurring. See your doc.
593963
As often as possible.\n\nI can go about twice in a row, then I'm wiped.