What is a reasonable standard of care?
This is the level of care and skill that an average qualified medical provider would provide to a patient seeking medical care for similar symptoms under similar conditions. 3. How does a case become medical malpractice? A court will review the case and consider what a reasonable medical provider would have done under the same circumstances. If the medical provider did not meet that standard, they could be found negligent. 4. What kind of mistake is considered medical malpractice? • Permission was not clearly given before your operation. • The doctor misdiagnosed your condition. • You operation was performed incorrectly. • A problem arose, which should have been anticipated by the medical provider. 5. How do I know if I have a case? A bad surgical outcome does not mean a doctor was negligent. Generally, it must be proven that no reasonable health care provider would have performed your procedure the way it was performed. It must be proven that your health care provider’s negligence was
