Negligence and Malpractice Soaring in the Medical Industry

Negligence is a word that gets thrown around quite a bit in the healthcare industry. Over the past century, soaring litigation and administrative oversight have caused quite a bit of reform in how healthcare providers operate.

However, some medical practitioners still don’t take negligence seriously and fail to take proper steps to prevent it.

Failing to follow proper procedure is one way to found liable for medical malpractice. In December 2015, an appellate court upheld a previous verdict of close to one million dollars against a surgeon who failed to follow proper procedure during gallbladder surgery.

According to the report, there is …read more