What Is the Difference Between Medical Malpractice and Negligence?
When a healthcare provider fails to provide a patient with treatment within the accepted standard of care for that healthcare provider, it is considered medical negligence. When that negligence causes adverse health effects, then it constitutes a medical malpractice claim.
Patients place their trust in medical professionals to make decisions in their best interests. It is the medical professional’s legal duty and responsibility to provide care to the best...