Low-quality medical services – how to protect, compensate or compensate for losses?

Unfortunately, it is not uncommon for people to encounter substandard medical services. This can lead to serious consequences for health and life, as well as significant financial costs. In this article, we will tell you how to protect your rights with the help of a lawyer if you have become a victim of poor quality medical care, as well as how to compensate or recover damages with his help.

What are substandard medical services?

Low-quality medical services are services that do not meet the established standards of quality of medical care. This may be due to the following points:

1. Incorrect diagnosis:

• Misdiagnosis: This can lead to incorrect treatment, which can worsen the patient's condition.
• Late diagnosis: this can lead to a delay in treatment, which can have serious consequences for the patient's health.
• Incomplete diagnosis: this can lead to the fact that not all problems with the patient's health will be detected and treated.

2. Incorrect treatment:

• Prescribing the wrong medication: This can lead to side effects, allergic reactions or even death.
• Incorrect dosage of medication: This can lead to the medication not being effective or, on the contrary, being too toxic.
• Incorrect medical procedures: This can lead to serious complications, disability or even death.

3. Negligence of medical personnel:

• Patient abuse: This can lead to emotional trauma for the patient.
• Inadequate disclosure of information about the patient's health: This may result in the patient not being able to make an informed decision about their treatment.
• Improper maintenance of medical records: this can lead to the fact that important information about the patient's health will be lost.

4. Use of low-quality medical drugs or equipment:

• Using expired or damaged medicines: this can lead to side effects, allergic reactions or even death.
• Use of non-sterile medical equipment: this can lead to infectious diseases.
• Using faulty medical equipment: This can lead to serious complications, disability or even death.

5. Non-observance of hygiene rules:

• Failure to wash hands by medical personnel: This can lead to the spread of infectious diseases.
• Non-sterile processing of medical instruments: this can lead to infectious diseases.
• Improper storage of medicines: This can lead to medicines becoming unusable.

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These are just some examples of poor quality medical services. There are many other possible violations that could result in a patient receiving substandard medical care.

How to protect yourself from low-quality medical services?

It is best to seek medical help only from proven doctors who have proven themselves as experienced and responsible specialists. Analyze reviews about a doctor or hospital on the Internet.

• Choose a medical facility and doctor carefully. Study reviews, ratings, work experience of doctors. Give preference to institutions with licenses and quality certificates.
• During the first consultation, ask about the doctor's work experience, his specialization and qualifications in your specific case.
• Do not hesitate to ask the doctor questions to ensure his competence. The specialist must explain in detail the diagnosis, treatment, possible risks.
• Be wary of the doctor's intrusive calls with the questions "When are we going to operate?", "Have you decided yet?". This may be a sign of improper commercial interest rather than genuine concern for the patient.
• The lack of medical staff at the leading doctor, especially the surgeon, should be alarming. Usually, experienced and sought-after specialists have assistants who help in the management of patients. If the doctor always communicates in person, this may raise doubts.

But if you are still faced with low-quality medical services, it is important to know your rights and be able to defend them. For this, it is important to contact an experienced lawyer.

How to compensate or compensate for damages caused by poor quality medical services?

With the help of a lawyer, you will be able to:

• Gather all the necessary evidence. The lawyer will tell you exactly which ones and will help you to issue them correctly.
• Make a statement of claim. The lawyer will draw up a professional statement of claim for you, which is based on current legislation.
• Defend your rights in court. A lawyer will represent your interests in court and defend your position.
• Receive compensation or damages. A lawyer will help you get the maximum compensation for your damages.

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It is important to understand that you have the right to quality medical care, as well as compensation or compensation for damages caused by poor quality medical services. And the best way to protect your rights and get proper compensation is to have a qualified lawyer help you.

The law firm "Prykhodko and Partners" is a reliable partner in a case against medical professionals, if they violated the law and harmed the patient. We have everything you need to effectively protect your rights.

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