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The Privacy of Your Medical Records

What Do Medical Records Consist Of?

Both state and federal laws require that hospitals and other health care institutions maintain medical records of all patients they treat. Medical records...

Vicarious Liability of Hospitals for Physicians' Negligence

Vicarious Liability of Hospitals for Physicians' Negligence

Vicarious liability, or respondeat superior, is a legal term that describes how an individual or entity can be held responsible for the negligent...

Claims for Breach of Contract

Generally, most medical malpractice cases are tort actions based on the existence of a physician's duty to a patient, a breach of that duty, and injury to the patient as a result of the breach. Most healthcare providers do not promise a cure nor...

Failure to Diagnose Stroke

Failure to Diagnose Stroke

Stroke is one of the leading causes of death and long-term disability in the United States. According to the American Stroke Association, 700,000 Americans suffer a stroke each...

Failure to Diagnose a Heart Attack

Around the world, millions of people die each year from cardiovascular disease, and in the United States, it is the leading cause of death. A heart attack is defined as an injury to the heart muscle resulting from a lack of oxygen-filled blood....