| Records Not Contained in the Patient Record |
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| A medical malpractice claim is based on an alleged injury to a patient, and the patient's medical records are needed to either prove or disprove the claim. However, the hospital record may not be the only source of information about the patient's treatment and condition. Documents may exist inside and outside of the hospital that contain valuable information but that were never made part of the patient's official hospital record, and a request for documents or a subpoena for the "medical record" may not result in a release of this information. Therefore, separate requests may be needed to unearth the documents maintained in different hospital departments.More... |
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| Surgical Malpractice |
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| No matter how "routine" a procedure, surgery is always risky. However, not every bad result from surgery is caused by malpractice. Unintended and non-negligent complications arise every day, such as death from an undetected allergic reaction or infection that is guarded against, diagnosed, and treated in a timely and proper fashion but that nevertheless has a devastating effect on the patient's recovery.More... |
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| Federal Tort Claims Act |
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| Federal Tort Claims ActMore... |
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| Midwife Malpractice |
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| Midwife MalpracticeMore... |
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| Sexual Relationship between a Psychotherapist and a Patient |
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| It is a known risk of therapy that a patient who is troubled, vulnerable, or suggestible may become overly attached to the therapist and may consent to sexual contact. This attachment to a therapist is so well known that it has been given a title. "Transference" describes a situation where a patient displaces feelings about another person and redirects them towards the therapist. Transference, while a normal and often important part of the therapeutic process, carries with it a great potential for abuse by the therapist.More... |
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