Sacramento Medical Malpractice Attorneys
Failure to Diagnose
A Sacramento medical malpractice lawyer or attorney at our firm may be able to help you if you or someone you know was harmed due to a medical professional's failure to diagnose a medical condition.
The failure to diagnose or the misdiagnosis of an illness or disease can result in tragedy. In a study involving emergency room malpractice claims, 51.7% involved a failure to diagnose, a misdiagnosis, or a delayed diagnosis. A doctor cannot properly treat a medical condition without first identifying it. This means that a proper diagnosis has to be made first before treatment can follow. Doctors and other medical professionals have a duty to take the time required to perform necessary tests in order to make a proper diagnosis of an illness. This means that he or she must perform applicable testing that any other medical professional with the same knowledge in the same situation would perform. However, because of much financial pressure from insurance companies, economics often are put ahead of patient care.
The failure to diagnose an illness can result in unnecessary surgery, require more invasive treatment, and sometimes even result in death. When a medical professional fails to act in accordance with the standard of care set in his or her own field, resulting in injury to a patient, he or she may be found guilty of medical malpractice. A Sacramento malpractice attorney can help a patient file a claim and collect compensation for losses suffered.
Sacramento Medical Malpractice Attorneys
In order to prove medical negligence in a failure-to-diagnose case, a thorough investigation into all of the facts must occur. It is important that those who feel they have suffered because of a doctor’s or other medical professional’s failure to diagnose or the misdiagnosis of an illness or disease contact an experienced Sacramento medical malpractice attorney as soon as possible. There are time limits that have to be met when it comes to medical malpractice claims and an experienced Sacramento medical malpractice attorney will be able to ensure that these timelines are met.
At the Sacramento Medical Malpractice Law Firm, our highly-skilled medical malpractice lawyers are dedicated to ensuring that doctors, nurses, and other medical professionals are held accountable for a failure to diagnose, a delayed diagnosis, or a misdiagnosis made. We have successfully handled such cases involving a failure to diagnose or a misdiagnosis of:
- Breast Cancer
- Cervical and Ovarian Cancer
- Colon Cancer
- Prostate Cancer
- Lung Cancer
- High Blood Pressure
- Lung Disease
- Heart Attack
- Stroke
- Diabetes
When it comes to failure to diagnose, misdiagnosis, or delayed diagnosis cases, it is important that expert witnesses be able to testify. At the Sacramento Medical Malpractice Law Firm, we routinely work with top experts in their field who can help identify medical errors and provide expert testimony.
Contact a Sacramento Malpractice Lawyer!
If you or your loved one has been the victim of a medical professional’s failure to diagnose, misdiagnosis, or delayed diagnosis, contact a Sacramento malpractice lawyer at the Sacramento Medical Malpractice Law Firm today for a free case evaluation. We can provide you with the experience and legal skills you need to ensure that justice is upheld and that negligent parties are held accountable for their actions!
Contact a Sacramento medical malpractice lawyer at our firm today.