Tag: Informed Consent | CHH Law

The legal requirement that a patient give “informed consent” prior to receiving medical care is designed to ensure patients understand the terms of the treatment they’ll be receiving – making it critical in medical malpractice cases and vital to patients’ rights. But many surgical consent forms are filled with complex legal and medical jargon, making […]
Medical Malpractice Reform + Medical Research

What is Informed Consent and How Can it Help Prevent Medical Malpractice? Informed consent is integral to the doctor-patient relationship. Patients need to trust and rely on their doctors to use their extensive training and experience to heal them. That does not mean you should be left in the dark when it comes to making […]
Medical Malpractice + Patient Safety

One thing you can always count on during a trip to the doctor’s office is signing some paperwork.  There will probably be an intake document that provides or confirms your information. It should also disclose the reason for your visit. You will also likely have a form explaining your HIPPA rights. Also among the forms you receive, […]
Patient Safety + Surgical Errors

It is a terrible moment for anyone when they have to consider the fact that their doctor, surgeon, or other medical professional has made a mistake. It is all the more unfortunate because that mistake has likely had a shattering effect on the lives of the victim and their friends and family. Whatever the case […]
Medical Malpractice

The relationship between a patient and the doctors and nurses treating that patient is a delicate one. Patients have to trust and rely on medical professionals to use their extensive training and experience, but that doesn’t mean patients are okay being left in the dark when it comes to certain medical decisions. This is why […]
Patient Safety + Surgical Errors