Overview
- Medical malpractice: This is one of the most common types of medical disputes. It refers to the failure of doctors or other medical service providers to provide standardized medical services, resulting in damages to patients. Medical negligence usually involves wrong diagnosis, treatment or surgical errors.
- Medical misdiagnosis: It refers to the failure of doctors to correctly diagnose the patient’s condition, which may cause the patient to miss timely treatment or receive unnecessary treatment.
- Medication errors: It refers to errors in the process of prescribing, dispensing or administering medicine, resulting in patients receiving the wrong medicine or inappropriate dosage of medicine.
- Patient privacy violations (HIPAA Violations): According to the U.S. Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA), patients have the right to protect their personal health information. Disclosure or unauthorized access to patients health information by medical institutions or personnel may constitute a medical dispute.
- Medical device failure: If a medical device is defective and causes harm to a patient, the patient can file a medical dispute.
- Medical billing disputes: Disputes may arise between patients and hospitals, insurance companies, or other medical service providers due to billing errors, insurance claims, etc.
- Improper treatment: This means that the patient fails to receive appropriate medical care during treatment, or the treatment method does not conform to standard medical practice, resulting in the deterioration of the patient’s health status.
Business Scope
Medical disputes refer to disputes or legal conflicts between patients and medical providers (such as doctors, nurses, hospitals, etc.) arising from medical services. Medical disputes usually need to be resolved through legal channels, and patients may seek compensation. The legal fields involved include medical negligence law, contract law, consumer protection law, etc.