First off, medical malpractice can be described as the poor quality of treatment provided to the patient by the doctor/physician or healthcare institution. In simple words, a substandard of treatment provided by anyone associated with medical and healthcare field, comes under the category of medical malpractice. Medical Malpractice can also be termed as medical negligence.
In the current scenario, there has been increasing ratio of medical malpractices worldwide. Many people don't know the doctor or practitioner they are going to trust and from whom they are going to be treated may get involve in medical malpractice that can damage the health of a patient for a life time. Medical malpractice doesn't only injure the body of a patient but also damages him morally.
The most common type of medical malpractices may include misdiagnosis, leaving a patient unattended, incorrect treatment to the patient and so on. After the malpractice, the health of a patient gets worsen as compared to the health condition before treatment.
In order to avoid the medical malpractice by doctor or health practitioner, a patient should remember and do the following points before going into the treatment:
Know the Background of a Doctor
Search the Internet -First thing a patient should do is that he should know the background of a doctor. Searching the internet is the best idea to get the news or information of a medical malpractice done by a certain doctor or practitioner.
Ask Medical Board -Secondly, you can call state medical board to get the background data of a medical practitioner about his qualification and medical history. The limitation of this procedure is that medical board usually provides very limited information related to any doctor. But still you can get some useful information about a certain doctor.
Hire a background Screening Company -The best way is to hire a reputable background screening company to screen the background of a doctor or practitioner for any medical malpractice done by him in the past. The company will also research about the educational history, previous employment and many other things necessary. In the end, you get the complete information about the doctor that he has a clean background and he is the right one to treat your illness.
Conclusion
It is your absolute right to know the background of your prospective doctor. The matter is of your life, so spending few minutes and bucks can save you for the life time.
