• Medical Malpractice
  3.7 percent of New York hospitalizations involve some sort of medical malpractice according to an IOM study.
• Failure to Diagnose
  Failing to diagnose an illness or disease is one of the most common forms of medical malpractice.
• Surgical Errors
  Nearly half of all medical malpractice cases filed in the United States involve lawsuits brought against surgeons.
• Emergency Room Error
  Misdiagnosis, delayed diagnosis, and mismanagements of medical tests are some of the most common emergency room errors.
• Anesthesia Errors
  Statistics show a mortality rate of 1 per 13,000 anesthetics administered in hospitals, day surgery centers, and by dentists.
• Improper Medical Treatment
  The improper treatment of a disease or illness can be as devastating as no treatment at all.
• Medication error
  Medication errors are one of the most common medical mistakes injuring about 1.5 million people annually.
• Hospital Negligence
  Some estimates show that as many as 98,000 people may die in hospitals from medical errors every year.
• Birth Injury
  Estimates show 27 in every 1,000 births in the United States involves some type of birth injury.
  • Cerebral Palsy
  • Erb's Palsy
• Medical Claim Denials
  Insurance companies are for-profit businesses often putting their financial interests over the health of their insureds.

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