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Maryland,Virgina And DC, Malpactice Tort Reform
The law governing malpractice varies from state to state, but among the goals of tort law are compensation for the victim and deterrence of malpractice. To prevail in court, the injured person must demonstrate that the injury was caused by a health care provider’s negligence. In the context of malpractice, negligence means proving that the provider failed to meet the same standard of care expected of a member of the profession in good standing in the same circumstances, and that the provider’s failure caused the injury that resulted in damage or loss.
To date, the District has not adopted any major changes to its tort law, while both Maryland and Virginia have adopted selected tort reforms with differing approaches. For example, Virginia has a $1.5-million cap on total damages, whereas Maryland caps nonmonetary damages at $575,000. For filing claims, Virginia provides 2 years from the date of the injury with some stated extensions, while Maryland provides 5 years from the date of injury or 3 years from discovery, whichever is earlier. Neither state has amended its collateral source rule. While the District does not have a specific arbitration program for malpractice cases, as do Maryland and Virginia, the courts can order nonbinding arbitration or the parties can agree to binding arbitration.
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Gastric-bypass malpractice occurs when a medical professional causes harm or personal injury while performing the surgery or through a general or particular negligence. Some types of gastric bypass operations: Open Roux en Y (Rny), (Restrictive with some Malabsorption) Laparoscopic Roux-en-Y,Fobi Pouch (Restrictive with Malabsorption) , stomach staple, & more.
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Under this rule, compensation awarded to an injured party shall not be reduced by the amount of compensation available to him from his insurance company or other independent sources.
Achondroplasia
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Achondroplasia is a genetic disorder of bone growth that is evident at birth. It affects about one in every 25,000 births and it occurs in all races and in both sexes. Its depiction in ancient Egyptian art makes it one of the oldest recorded birth defects.
Confidentiality
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The principle that prohibits physicians from disclosing confidential comments made to them by patients unless required to do so by law. The law may require physicians to violate patient confidentiality if the patient poses a serious threat to his or her own health and the well-being or that of others.
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