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HUMAN’S COMPLEXITY AND MAN’S ATROCITY: CAUSES OF MEDICAL MALPRACTICES

HUMAN’S COMPLEXITY AND MAN’S ATROCITY: CAUSES OF MEDICAL MALPRACTICES

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Healthcare is a fundamental human right that is essential for individuals' well-being. This right has been guaranteed by technological advances in nations (Naz and al. 2012. Modern technology has made it easier to diagnose, but this is still a battle (IQM 2001). Care revolves around the fundamental understanding of why a doctor believes that human atrophy has occurred (JCAHO 2005). The majority of the world's population is living in poverty (Berwick 2002). Avraham et. al. found that they are vulnerable to economic dislocation and natural disasters, as well as ill-health. 2009 Healthcare at the community level is provided by medical practitioners, such as doctors, dentists, and nurses (Baicker, et al. 2007 They also have to deal with personal injuries and illnesses. 


These can include injuries from cars accidents, sports injuries, or simply tripping on the street. These injuries can be costly and upsetting. They may result in hospital and doctor's fees and a compromise to the patient's normal quality of life. They may be unable to perform their job according to accepted standards due to laxity. The patient's health can become worse and may even be fatal (Currie & Bentley, 2008). 

As a moral obligation, we expect our healthcare professionals to take great care of us.


 While a healthcare provider is usually a doctor, dentist, technician, or pharmacist, it can also refer to a midwife, physician, pharmacist, pharmacist, midwife, or therapist. In many cases, however, this responsibility is shared by others (CBO 2008; Sloan & John 2009; Kessler & Mark 1996). This is known as medical malpractice (AMA, 2005; Berenson 2005). It can damage the reputation of both the industry and professionals, and cause a lot of financial and health problems for the patient. Medical malpractice refers to medical professionals who practice in a way that is not acceptable. Bovbjerg (2005) explains that medical malpractice refers to professional negligence. This is when a healthcare provider deviates from the accepted standards of medical practice, either by error or on purpose, and causes injury or death to patients (Bull 2004). Medical malpractice can result from miscommunication, carelessness or negligence, recklessness or lack of training, incompetence, or preventable errors, and may also be caused by miscommunications. Medical malpractice can result in the patient being treated having to pay for it. 


This can also occur in many medical situations, including birth injuries, misdiagnosis, failure to diagnose, medication mistakes, medical negligence, and defective drugs or medical devices. It can also lead to wrongful death (Timothy 1999; Encinosa 2005). Malpractice could be a result of mistakes made by doctors and other medical professionals, including misdiagnosis or mistreatment, or different types of negligence (Blendon 2002 ). ). 


Sometimes it is simply a misdiagnosis by a member of the medical profession. On the other hand, it could be a serious medical and criminal offense committed on purpose (Brennan 1996). Some errors in medical diagnosis or treatment may not be malpractice. There are risks and margins of error inherent in medicine practice (Gibson 2003). Negligence can lead to many types of injuries, including those caused by doctors, surgeons, nurses, and others. These include incorrect diagnosis, delayed diagnosis, surgery mistakes, and complications, and wrong medication. They also can cause injury to tissues, brain injury, birth injury, failure of patients to be isolated from infected diseases, and other types of negligence (Hickson 2004). The patient's condition can also be affected by the negligent actions of healthcare providers, such as using untested blood or non-sterile clinical tools. While undergoing medical treatment, a patient is less involved than a spectator and has no control over the outcome. Many patients are victims of medical malpractice. (Jost, 2003 span> ). 

 

Historical statistics show that malpractice is a major problem in advanced countries. Medical malpractice is third in America after cancer and heart disease. (Kohn 2000). According to statistics, medical malpractice is more common in outpatient settings than in hospitalized patients. Malpractice cases in hospitals are also more severe than those in outpatient settings. A Harvard Medical Study estimates that approximately 80,000 Americans are killed each year due to medical malpractice. Health Grades recently found that 195,000 hospital deaths each year in the United States were caused by medical errors. Misdiagnosis of patients is responsible for 51.7% of ER-related malpractice. The Institute of Medical report attempts quantifies the medical errors that can occur in healthcare settings. These include technical errors (44%), misdiagnosis (17%) failure to prevent injury (12%), and medication errors (10%). 


Bartholomew and colleagues estimated that 70% of errors could be prevented. 2004. The National Academy of Science (2006) discovered that medication errors were among the most common medical mistakes that result in the deaths of at least 1.5 million people each year. It was also found that around 400,000 drug-related injuries are prevented each year in hospitals. 800,000 occur in long-term care settings and 530,000 in outpatient clinics for Medicare beneficiaries. A study by the Institute of Medicine of The National Academy of Sciences found that around 90,000 people die each year in hospitals due to medical errors.


 Experts believe that this is a rough estimate and that the real number would be much higher (Lamb 2003). The standards and regulations regarding medical malpractice differ from one country to the next. To offset the risks and costs of malpractice lawsuits, medical professionals must have professional liability insurance (Localio 1996 span> ). 

The above statistics show the prevalence of medical malpractice in advanced countries. One can also see the Third World situation. These statistics show that medical malpractice is more prevalent in South Asian and Asian countries. 

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