Category: Medical Malpractice Law

The Indiana Medical Malpractice Act has to be followed in a negligence case when the healthcare provider is a “qualified healthcare provider” – which essentially means that the healthcare provider has followed certain steps, which include obtaining malpractice insurance coverage and paying a surcharge funds the monies managed by the Indiana Patient’s Compensation Fund. Physicians, nurses, hospitals, midwives, paramedics,…

Sometimes we refer to medical negligence or medical malpractice as “running a medical red light”. In other words, medical negligence is when a doctor or other healthcare provider does something or does not do something that other doctors agree is outside of what they consider reasonable given the circumstances. It is a two-step process. To prove a doctor was negligent,…

If you lose the medical review panel, you and your attorney will decide whether you have a legitimate chance of success if you move forward and file your action in court. However, you will not be able to go forward unless you have an expert who will testify under oath that malpractice occurred and resulted in harm and damage…