COMPENSATION Medical malpractice
Medical malpractice who to contact? More and more frequently today the Italian news is full of cases of medical malpractice and mortality attributable to the Health Service, i.e. those premature deaths that should not occur in the presence of effective and timely treatments and for which there are diagnostic-therapeutic interventions of proven effectiveness. Based on the data collected (source OsservatoriosullasalutAnd), the medical disciplines where the most accidents occurred were orthopedics and traumatology (20.3%), general surgery (12.9%), in p. first aid (12.6%) and in obstetrics and gynecology (10.9%); this does not mean that there are greater risks for patients in these departments, but it is clear that various errors by healthcare personnel occur more in certain departments and not in others. What errors are we talking about? Poorly performed surgeries (38.4% of cases), incorrect diagnoses that cause harm to the patient (20.7% of cases), incorrect therapies (10.8%) and infections that occur in hospitals or emergency rooms ( 6.7%).
. These are errors that cost the lives of innocent people and harm people
rights of the patient
, finding ourselves faced with disastrous behavior by those who should instead protect and protect the patient's life. Among the ranks of Italian healthcare personnel there are excellent professionals, but error is human! For this reason the Regions, to withstand the impact of requests for compensation from citizens/patients against the
medical error
and the
health responsibility
, take out expensive professional civil liability policies in the healthcare field. Well, only 30% of compensation requests are successful, supporting the fact that compensation can only be obtained if managed by professionals in the sector.
ETHICS Top Compensation and healthcare error compensation
TopCompensations , by sponsoring the cause, assists victims who suffer damage following responsibility of the doctor And medical malpractice compensation , wish to obtain fair compensation without incurring costs which in most cases with other professionals would remain hidden until the judicial procedure has started. Despite having the utmost attention to the customer, TopRisarcimenti is a company whose aim is to make profit, but has no interest in managing practices that do not lead to results; this is why the advantage is shared: the customer will have the peace of mind that their savings will be safe and will pay a percentage of TopRisarcimenti's work only once the result is obtained. In all other cases nothing will be due.
Medical error and types of damage
There medical liability can arise from a variety of situations:
• omitted, incorrect and delayed diagnosis;
• lack of diligence and/or prudence and/or expertise in the intervention;
• early discharge of the patient when the condition is not yet stabilised;
• poor post-operative care;
• infections contracted following blood transfusion or other blood products;
• structural deficiencies of the hospital structure;
• omission and/or defect in the "informed consent" to the operation.
Compensation for medical malpractice: statute of limitations
There limitation of compensation for damages due to medical error occurs after 10 years . So if you believe you have been victim of medical malpractice and if you have any doubts about contact us in Milan . We will quickly verify whether we should proceed or not.
Professionalism and transparency
Making use of a specialized team made up of: medical examiners , law firm, specialist doctors for each pathology encountered, we will collaborate in synergy with the aim of obtaining the maximum possible compensation for damage due, in all those cases where there is any liability on the part of the doctor or on the part of the hospital. if, following a study of the documentation, our expert doctors find no liability, one of our representatives will explain the reasons why we cannot proceed, at no cost.
TopRisarcimenti: healthcare malpractice compensation strategy
At the first appointment it is essential to have with you all the necessary medical documentation (clinical records, x-rays, nuclear magnetic resonance imaging, etc.) for a free consultation . We will be happy to help you compile a history of events in relation to your hospital and post-hospital outcome. At a later time we will send this documentation to a forensic doctor assisted by a specialist in the sector, with the aim of finding out whether or not there was responsibility and whether the medical staff was expert or negligent. This opinion will be highlighted in a time that varies between 15 and 90 days depending on the amount of documentation provided.
In case of failure
at no cost we will explain the reasons why we do not feel it is possible to proceed given that it is of no interest to manage practices that do not bring results for the customer.
In case of positive outcome
instead, a visit to our specialists will be necessary to ascertain the actual damage and with a forensic medical assessment to quantify it.
Cost of the medico-legal report?
No advance costs will be charged to the customer.
Once we have acquired the expertise we will turn to the most suitable lawyer to take action against the hospital facility to which we will send the request for compensation for the damage and in agreement between all the parties we will follow the path of the extrajudicial experiment, i.e. without filing a lawsuit, where the timing of compensation would be further extended.
If this step does not give the desired outcome we have two other options before proceeding with the case:
1. Civil mediation : that is, a tool developed by the legislator to avoid the accumulation of new cases in the justice system, thus proposing a faster and simpler way to find an agreement between the parties in which the mediator is an impartial third party and helps the parties to find an amicable agreement without producing binding decisions between the hospital structure and the injured party.
2. Preventive technical assessment (ATP) : a second tool that the legislator offers, in the event of emergency conditions, such as the need to restore the injured party's state of health, eliminating even dangerous situations. In this case the judge will make use of technicians appointed by him with the aim of proving in advance the validity of our request and with a positive outcome in the majority of cases the hospital structure, in order not to succumb, will agree on the compensation for medical damage.
The cause as the last choice
In the event that MEDIATION and/or ATP do not give the desired results we are left with no choice.TopCompensations, with its specialized team of professionals at your disposal, will follow you step by step in this important decision.
In case of death due to medical error
In these cases, rapid action is absolutely necessary. Taking advantage of ours party medical examiner we will take all necessary actions to remove any doubts and make the right decisions. To receive assistance and protect yourself, contact us immediately and we will arrange for a forensic consultant to assist you in the autopsy examination. If you didn't think about it at the time, as you weren't aware of the services TopCompensations, don't worry, in any case it will be our primary objective to protect you as far as possible.
