{"id":783,"date":"2016-05-24T15:00:07","date_gmt":"2016-05-24T15:00:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.chblawfirm.com\/blog\/?p=783"},"modified":"2017-03-09T18:56:21","modified_gmt":"2017-03-09T18:56:21","slug":"the-facts-about-physician-liability","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.chblawfirm.com\/blog\/the-facts-about-physician-liability\/","title":{"rendered":"The Facts About Physician Liability"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><div id=\"attachment_1233\" style=\"width: 310px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1233\" src=\"https:\/\/www.chblawfirm.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/Medical-Malpractice-Lawyer-1-300x221.jpg\" alt=\"Medical Malpractice Lawyers 317-881-2700\" width=\"300\" height=\"221\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-1233\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.chblawfirm.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/Medical-Malpractice-Lawyer-1-300x221.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.chblawfirm.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/Medical-Malpractice-Lawyer-1-768x567.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.chblawfirm.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/Medical-Malpractice-Lawyer-1-1024x755.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-1233\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Medical Malpractice Lawyers 317-881-2700<\/p><\/div>When undergoing surgeries or medical treatments, it is possible that something can go wrong. But this doesn\u2019t mean it is automatically the fault of a physician or surgeon, nor does it mean you have a medical malpractice case on your hands. This is especially true for operations and procedures that are explained as very serious, high-risk, or likely to fail. In other cases, when hospital or doctor negligence causes a wrongful death or prolonged debilitation, a medical malpractice suit may be valid. <\/p>\n<h1>Patients and their Doctors<\/h1>\n<p>As patients, we are often intimidated by our physicians and try to avoid questioning or challenging them at all costs. But this is not always a good thing. It is important to trust your body more than you trust your doctor, and if it is not healing the way you feel it should, it is okay to speak out and ask questions. Ask to see a specialist, or request extra testing or examination. Also, never be afraid or wait too long to get a second opinion. It is important to know what is normal to experience after a certain operation, and what\u2019s not.<\/p>\n<p><div id=\"attachment_1045\" style=\"width: 310px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1045\" src=\"https:\/\/www.chblawfirm.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/Personal-Injury-Indianapolis-Indiana-1-300x226.jpeg\" alt=\"Indianapolis Accident Lawyers 317-881-2700\" width=\"300\" height=\"226\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-1045\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-1045\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Indianapolis Accident Lawyers 317-881-2700<\/p><\/div>When patients experience complications after a medical procedure or operation, they often times believe their troubles are simply related to their rehab or healing. But for serious debilitating ailments to exist after surgery or procedures, it may not always be normal. Even if a consent form was signed at the hospital, a physician is still legally mandated to provide a certain standard of care for their patients. <\/p>\n<p>If a doctor fails to do this for his or her patient, they may be guilty of medical malpractice. And if someone dies after being cared for in a hospital, or after a procedure, it is likely a medical malpractice case; unless of course, the procedure was explained to be high-risk and have a small chance of success. In such a case, because it was the patient\u2019s choice to move forward with the procedure, a physician nor hospital would be liable for their death. <\/p>\n<p>Medical malpractice is a complicated case to prove. It requires a skilled and experienced personal injury lawyer to render a full and fair settlement following a botched medical procedure or operation. Personal injury attorneys retain years of litigation and trial experience, and fight fervently for their clients\u2019 rights to compensation. Be sure to choose a practice or lawyer with experience and wonderful client reviews. This can better shine a light on their credentials and accomplishments within their communities. <\/p>\n<p><strong>Indianapolis Medical Malpractice Lawyers<\/strong> <\/p>\n<p><div id=\"attachment_578\" style=\"width: 310px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-578\" src=\"https:\/\/www.chblawfirm.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/Personal-Injury-Attorney-Indianapolis-300x240.jpg\" alt=\"Personal Injury Attorney Indianapolis\" width=\"300\" height=\"240\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-578\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.chblawfirm.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/Personal-Injury-Attorney-Indianapolis-300x240.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.chblawfirm.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/Personal-Injury-Attorney-Indianapolis-1024x819.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.chblawfirm.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/Personal-Injury-Attorney-Indianapolis.jpg 1076w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-578\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Personal Injury Attorneys 317-881-2700<\/p><\/div>Call Craven, Hoover, and Blazek P.C. at <strong>317-881-2700<\/strong> for information about filing a medical malpractice claim in Indianapolis, Indiana. Personal injury attorneys, <a href=\"https:\/\/plus.google.com\/105220562382553680698\/posts?hl=en\" target=\"_blank\">Daniel Craven<\/a>, Ralph Hoover, and Keith Blazek have extensive trial and litigation experience. We offer free initial consultations to assess your case and never collect attorney fees unless we prevail for you! Call 317-881-2700 and speak with a licensed <a href=\"https:\/\/www.chblawfirm.com\/practice-areas\/medical-malpractice.php\" target=\"_blank\">medical malpractice lawyer<\/a> in Indianapolis, IN today.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>When undergoing surgeries or medical treatments, it is possible that something can go wrong. But this doesn\u2019t mean it is automatically the fault of a physician or surgeon, nor does it mean you have a medical malpractice case on your &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.chblawfirm.com\/blog\/the-facts-about-physician-liability\/\">Continue reading <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[125],"tags":[476,475,477,128,11],"class_list":["post-783","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-medical-malpractice","tag-filing-a-medical-malpractice-claim","tag-indianapolis-medical-malpractice-lawyers","tag-malpractice-claims","tag-medical-malpractice-lawyer","tag-personal-injury-attorneys"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.chblawfirm.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/783","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.chblawfirm.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.chblawfirm.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.chblawfirm.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.chblawfirm.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=783"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/www.chblawfirm.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/783\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1236,"href":"https:\/\/www.chblawfirm.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/783\/revisions\/1236"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.chblawfirm.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=783"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.chblawfirm.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=783"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.chblawfirm.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=783"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}