Medical Malpractice Insurance Las Vegas & Reno, Nevada
As reported by Wikipedia.org, Medical Malpractice Insurance “is professional negligence by act or omission by a health care provider in which the treatment provided falls below the accepted standard of practice in the medical community and causes injury or death to the patient, with most cases involving medical error. Standards and regulations for medical malpractice vary by country and jurisdiction within countries. Medical professionals may obtain professional liability insurances to offset the risk and costs of lawsuits based on medical malpractice.”
Medical Malpractice Insurance in Nevada:
Most medical malpractice claims involve ‘medical errors’. Most are denied compensation according to a 2006 study. A medical error is some negative effect from a procedure or similar negative insight on a medical event. For example, if a doctor would give the wrong diagnosis for a disease, or other medical problem then a lawsuit might follow. Often times claims are when someone is injured after a medical procedure. Did you know that over 50% of dollars spent on cases go to litigation expenses (1,2)? Get your insurance coverage from Balsiger Insurance and save up to 37%.
Medical Malpractice Insurance includes: occurrence and claims made coverages. Contact our office to discuss more in detail regarding your current medical office or practice to learn just what malpractice insurance you need to be protected!
Balsiger Insurance is an Independent Insurance Agency, located in Reno and Las Vegas, Nevada, offering Medical Malpractice Insurance throughout Nevada in Henderson, Reno, Las Vegas, Sparks, Pahrump, Laughlin, and Boulder City. We also provide Medical Malpractice Insurance in Georgia, California, Florida, New Mexico, Arizona, Idaho, Utah, Oregon, Washington, North Dakota, Montana, Minnesota, Texas, Tennessee, Pennsylvania, Ohio, Colorado, North Carolina, Wisconsin, and Illinois.
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Article Resources:
1- http://content.nejm.org/cgi/content/short/354/19/2024
2- http://www.law.com/jsp/nlj/PubArticleNLJ.jsp?id=1151658318847