There are two types of health diagnostic laboratory lawsuit. One is the result of a diagnosis of a disease or condition and the other is an incidental finding during a procedure or examination. In some cases, it is difficult to determine whether the damage sustained was the result of negligence or not. In these instances, the plaintiff will bring a lawsuit in hopes of obtaining compensation for pain and suffering, lost wages, medical bills, disfigurement, permanent scars, physical disability, mental disability, loss of love and affection, and more.
As illustrated by a recent news story, there are several reasons why patients may wish to bring a claim against their doctors or healthcare providers.
The plaintiff is innocent but lacks the financial resources to retain an attorney to pursue such a case. She relies on her doctor’s recommendation for treatment. But because of the defendant’s negligence, the health diagnostic evidence is insufficient to support the claims.
As previously mentioned, physicians are at risk when treating patients with diseases that are not diagnosed. This can be in the form of prescribing the wrong medication, giving the wrong treatment, or providing inappropriate medications or treatment. As an example, misdiagnosing bipolar disorder as bipolar is one of the leading causes of serious emotional distress and suicide attempts in the United States. If a diagnosis of bipolar disorder is made by your doctor, you should seek counsel from a bipolar expert who will evaluate your case and determine if the diagnosis was correctly made.
Sometimes the problem lies in the very process of diagnosing a disease.
Negligent medical staff members are at the forefront of this problem. They may not have the proper tools or training to properly diagnose the patient with a particular disease. Lack of appropriate clinical experience and malpractice may also cause problems in the diagnosis of a health diagnostic laboratory. When this occurs, the plaintiff often suffers a great deal of damage.
It is important for the plaintiff’s attorney to understand that there are certain rules and regulations regarding the performance of diagnostic tests in Diagnostic Medical Examination (DMEE) lawsuits.
For example, it is not permitted to use or include in the results of a DMEE any data or information that was misleading, incomplete or inaccurate. If, after performing a DMEE, a physician discovers that he or she made an error in the diagnosis, the physician is required to notify the plaintiff within a reasonable time so that corrections can be made. If the plaintiff then delays or does not object to the corrections, the doctor is not required to correct the error. But if the plaintiff objects and demands a retraction, the doctor is required to correct the error unless there is a valid legal reason for doing otherwise.
In the vast majority of cases, the patient is not able to receive the full benefits of a health diagnostic test, because the physician made an error in diagnosis.
Because of this, many health insurance plans refuse to cover the cost of expensive medical tests, like the DMEE. Unfortunately, in some cases, health diagnostic results can point to a potential for developing cancer. Because cancer has a 50 percent chance of emerging when a particular tissue is found in a person with no other risk factors, health insurance companies have been forced to cancel health insurance policies that pay for these tests.
Even if a cancer is not found at the time of a health test, if the diagnosis results are shared with a doctor before the patient receives treatment, the patient may be able to receive compensation for his or her lost health care.
The damages recovered by a patient in a HRT lawsuit can include medical costs and pain and suffering. A court decision will determine how much compensation a patient is entitled to. The amount of compensation recovered will depend on the extent of the patient’s injury and the extent of the damage to his or her health. One of the main issues in a HRT lawsuit is whether or not the testing was necessary. In instances where doctors discover cancerous cells in a tissue sample through a health diagnostic test, doctors must make the determination if treatment should be initiated based on the discovery of the cancerous cells.
Unfortunately, many doctors feel that they do not have to share this information with their patients. The fact is that once medical professionals discover a tumor, it is usually too late to determine if the tumor will continue to grow or not. Once it is discovered, it is too late for the patient to request a hysterectomy or other treatment options. Because of this issue, cancerous cells often grow into other parts of the body, including lymph nodes and the respiratory system, causing significant damage to the patient’s health.