Who will be compensating me when a doctor is negligent?

Who will be compensating when your doctor is negligent, depends on the type of negligence, whether you can prove it in court or reach a settlement and what type of malpractice protection your doctor has.

Medical Negligence

Medical negligence results when a medical professional does not provide the standard of care widely accepted in the field. This can be the result of misdiagnosis, mistreatment, failure to properly monitor or other mistakes that occur during treatment of a patient.

Negligence requires the proof of wrongdoing, so you will need to submit evidence in the form of documentation and testimony.

Most doctors are either covered by their own malpractice insurance or under the insurance of the hospital or business in which they work. This insurance is usually used to compensate patients such as yourself when they are injured as a result of the physician's negligence. So, the insurance company is usually the one who pays the bill for your unnecessary injury.

Getting Legal Advice

If you have suffered unnecessary injury as a result of medical malpractice or negligence, you may have the right to sue the party or parties that caused your injury. An attorney can help you figure out who to sue and how to sue them.