Medical Malpractice Resource Links

American Medical Association
Special patient section dedicated to helping patients find a wealth of information that will help them lead healthy lives and become active participants in their health care from nutritional and fitness articles to content about specific medical diseases and conditions.

CDC Health Topic
Injuries From the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Features information on accident causes and prevention, traffic fatalities, drowning, falls, and more.

Division of Quality Assurance
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. Links to National Practitioner Data Bank and the Healthcare Integrity and Protection Data Bank.

DrugIntel
A comprehensive pharmaceutical information and medical product liability website.

The Food And Drug Law Institute
Examines the laws, regulations, and policies related to drugs, medical devices, other health care technologies, and foods.

HipImplantLaw.com
News and information on Sulzer hip implant litigation. From Lieff, Cabraser, Heimann and Bernstein LLP.

Medication Errors: Frequently Asked Questions
From the Institute for Safe Medication Practices. Covers medication errors, frequently confused drug names and more.

National Patient Safety Foundation
Features patient safety literature.

U.S. Consumer Gateway
Health Features resources on health care, diseases, drugs, insurance and more.

Frequently Asked Questions about Medical Malpractice

Q: What is medical malpractice?

A: Medical malpractice is negligence committed by a professional health care provider, such as a doctor, nurse, dentist, technician, hospital or hospital worker, whose treatment of a patient departs from a standard of care met by those with similar training and experience, resulting in harm to a patient or patients.

Q: Does someone who is not satisfied with the results of his or her surgery have a malpractice case?

A: In general, there are no guarantees of medical results, and unexpected or unsuccessful results do not necessarily mean negligence occurred. To succeed in a medical malpractice case, a plaintiff has to show an injury or damages that resulted from the doctor's deviation from the standard of care applicable to the procedure.

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