It's hard to believe a doctor making a mistake. Pop culture holds physicians in very high esteem, and ordinary people can practically revere them after a close call with injury or illness. But doctors and other health care professionals are human beings, and all kinds...
Medical Malpractice
New act opens up options for military malpractice victims
In an interesting change of events, service members are now able to seek compensation for medical malpractice that takes place in military hospitals, according to a report from Feb. 11.A new federal act, called the Richard Stayskal Military Medical Accountability Act,...
Medical malpractice claim filed after delayed diagnosis
If you've ever conducted an online search in hopes of diagnosing some symptoms that you have been exhibiting, then you've probably noticed that a single symptom can be a sign of something as minor as the common cold or as severe as cancer or some other type of...
Medical malpractice and lack of informed consent
When Hawaiians go to the hospital they expect to receive appropriate and effective treatment. This may mean obtaining an accurate diagnosis, being administered the proper medication or undergoing the right kind of surgery. Yet, far too often medical professionals fail...
Common medical errors cause patients injury
When a patient goes to a Hawaii medical provider for assistance, they expect to receive quality care and have their medical conditions diagnosed in a timely fashion and treated appropriately. Unfortunately, some medical providers fail to provide the level of care they...
Filing a medical malpractice claim against negligent physicians
Doctors are legally required to adhere to the proper standard of care when diagnosing and treating patients. When a doctor fails to adhere to this standard, a patient may suffer injury due to misdiagnoses and medical errors caused by their doctor's negligence. Victims...
Many people die each year because of medical error
One unfortunate fact of life in Hawaii is that the human body is not perfect. People are injured and become ill from time to time. In many situations these injuries and illnesses will heal on their own and not require professional medical treatment. Sometimes...
Compensation for pain and suffering for medical malpractice
Before a person can be licensed as a doctor in Hawaii, they must complete extensive education and training. This is because they have a very important and very complicated job. They are in charge of identifying and providing the proper care for the very large number...
How to prove negligence in medical malpractice cases
There are many necessities in life for people in Hawaii that are not always fun or something people like doing. This could be paying bills, going to work, house repairs and others. One of these other things is going to the doctor. While sometimes people are simply...
Patients must give informed consent prior to medical treatment
There are many things that people in Hawaii do not know how to do. So, when they need help with those things they seek the assistance of professionals in that field who are trained to perform those types of work. If people need help with their plumbing, they call...