Physician Assistant Medical Malpractice Lawsuit

What Is a Physician Assistant?

A physician assistant is a healthcare worker who works and assists the physician or doctor in the healthcare environment. The physician assistant, or PA, is able to act in the place of a doctor, but is under the supervision of a doctor as well. This might seem to be a confusing concept, but not really. The PA steps into the shoes of the doctor and can make some judgment regarding patient care, but the PA does not act alone to determine the patient’s care. If the PA makes a mistake in regard to patient care, that individual is liable and will be responsible for a medical malpractice claim. If you have been injured by a PA, you need to talk to a lawyer who can go over and review the merits of this type of case with you. You need to have all of your ducks in a row to be in a position to move towards a win in this area, and that is why we are here.

When Can I File a Medical Malpractice Claim Against a PA?

You can file a medical malpractice claim against a PA as soon as you have been injured by a mistake made by the PA. If a PA acts in a way that causes you harm instead of healing, you have a claim for medical malpractice. Going to the doctor is what people do when they have a problem, issue or medical concern, and not for getting bad information or a misdiagnosis which will make them worse. If your PA acts negligently and you are medically injured as a result, you have a clear case of medical malpractice that needs to be discussed. We are able to sit down and talk to you about this type of claim. You need an attorney to help you and argue for the breach of minimum standards of care that have occurred when you are injured by a PA.

What Can the PA Do Wrong to Me?

Any medical issue or level of negligence that a doctor can perform to you or on you, may also apply to the PA being negligent in duties regarding your care. That being said, the PA could:

1. Make a medical error
2. Give a wrong diagnosis
3. Prescribe a drug with an adverse reaction
4. Failure to diagnose a serious illness
5. Delay in a proper diagnosis of an illness
6. Bad management of the patient’s care
7. Improper review of the patient’s illness
8. Failure to refer to a specialist for care

When you have any of these events happen to you, you will want to bring a lawsuit to right the wrongs against you. We are here to discuss these types of claims, and will work with you to get the recovery compensation that you deserve every time.

What Types of Malpractice Allegations Apply to the PA?

Unfortunately, a PA can do serious harm to a patient in all levels of care. Patient care covers many different levels and layers of care, including before, during and after a surgery or hospital stay. The areas where a PA can perform malpractice include:

• Diagnosis
• Surgery
• Treatment of disease
• Medication
• Patient monitoring
• Medical equipment uses
• Intravenous and blood related products
• Referrals to other facilities for special care treatments

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How Do the PA’s Know What They Can and Can’t Do?

Understand that PA’s are highly trained healthcare professionals. They are required to be licensed, certified and have to be trained to follow all appropriate healthcare related protocols related to patient care. Where this process breaks down or goes wrong, is when the PA makes a mistake. You see, it actually does not matter if the PA makes a major mistake or a minor mistake. Any mistake in relation to patient health or patient care is a major mistake. Mistakes in the care of a patient can have long-lasting consequences. When the PA makes a mistake, that individual is responsible and accountable for the mistake. The clinical medical practice, the doctor in charge of training the PA and even the hospital associated with the practice may also be responsible for the duties of the PA. Remember, the PA is acting in the shoes of the doctor, and no mistakes are allowed to be made. If you have been injured from a major or minor mistake by a PA, you need to talk about it with a lawyer with experience in maintaining and winning this type of action. When you give us a call, we are going to be able to go over these types of actions with you, and discuss your recovery options.

“But I Trusted the PA to Make the Right Choices Regarding My Care!”

Of course you did trust the PA’s advice for your medical issue, and you were right to trust the PA with your care. If you are injured by the actions of a PA, it is not your fault. How could it be? You are not the doctor in this situation, you did not go to the doctor’s office and treat yourself. Even if the PA is fired from the doctor’s office, a claim can still be made against the clinical practice where the PA worked. If a PA injures someone badly with his or her actions, just leaving the medical practice is not a “pass” on bad behavior.

The medical profession is registered, licensed and monitored closely for a reason. This profession is dealing daily with people’s lives. No one gets to make a mistake and not have to pay for it! These are life and death situations here. If you are injured by a PA, you need to sit down right away and discuss your case with an attorney with expertise in these types of legal consequences. The details of your case will be brought out, and we will advise you what it will take to win in this case.

What Exactly Is the PA Allowed to Do?

PA’s have many duties in the clinical and medical practice office. The PA is allowed to manage patient care under the supervision of the doctor by:

• Performing patient diagnostics
• Taking patient history
• Give patient a physical examination
• Perform routine procedures
• Give injections and immunizations
• Suture and manage wound care
• Help with patient trauma and assist complex cases
• Respond with life-saving techniques in an emergency
• Give patients education and counseling on diseases
• Help the doctor with patient rounds at inpatient hospital settings
• Record patient health notes
• Review patient notes on eHealth platforms
• Prescribe medications (not certain controlled substances)

The doctor hiring and supervising the PA is responsible for the quality of care that the PA gives to the patients who are seen in the medical practice. If the PA is negligent, unqualified, not trained properly or makes many mistakes in the care of patients, you need to also look at the doctor. These cases can become complex, and you need to talk to attorneys who specialize in the refined areas of the law applied here in these cases. Each case will be unique, and getting advice from your friends, family or coworkers will not suffice in this situation. You need attorneys who know what to look for regarding liability and responsible parties in these cases. You will get the best when you give us a call. We handle cases like this on a regular basis.

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We will work hard on your behalf, and that is our promise to you. We stand by our zero-fee guarantee, and we are able to wait for payment until you win your case. We will make sure that you win and we will encourage you to get better from your medical malpractice issue. Leave that heavy lifting to manage the case to us, and just concentrate on healing from your medical malpractice ordeal.

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Our free second opinion will review the claim and show you the gaps in any theories that may not have been fully explored by other people. You are entitled to your full recovery. We are able to go over the finer details and make sure that you have everything in place to get the recovery compensation that you deserve for the medical malpractice perpetuated on you by a PA.

What Exactly is Medical Liability, How Does That Work?

Medical liability is a complex group of theories related to patient care, and the doctor, PA and nurses care of you at your doctor’s office or healthcare facility. To keep it simple, know that medical liability more than likely will be triggered by a failure of a healthcare professional to make the right or appropriate decision to manage your care. Doctors, nurses, PA’s and healthcare professionals are bound by a code that says that they are in place to heal and help patients – not to hurt them.

On no day does a medical professional want to hurt someone. It happens that accidents do occur, and that is when a patient is injured or hurt by a medical professional. But medical professionals are held to a higher standard, and they are supposed to be as careful as possible when attending to the care of the patients. The patient is not expecting a bad outcome, and should not feel that he or she did something wrong if there is a bad outcome to medical care.

If you have suffered being injured by a PA, you definitely need to talk to the only lawyers who can help with the rule of law to be applied in this case. We are experienced attorney in Los Angeles, and we will work hard for a winning resolution in this type of case.

What is a Negligent Duty of Care?

A negligent duty of care is a legal principle that applies in the case of medical malpractice by a PA. For example, if the PA saw you in the doctor’s practice for a medical issue, and the PA breached the standard of care, then there is an issue with the PA’s actions in that case. The PA’s actions will be the cause of your injuries, and you will suffer harm based on those injuries or damages. This theory can be applied in a myriad of cases. When you give us a call, you are going to be working with a highly educated team of attorneys who are experts in this type of case. You don’t want to work with someone who has never successfully handled this type of case. You require an expert here, not a novice. That is why we are waiting for your call, we are ready to start the process now, just give us a call today.

What is Vicarious Liability?

The doctor is vicariously liable for the actions of the PA, because the PA is at all times under the doctor’s supervision. The PA is technically standing in the shoes of the doctor, and those are big shoes to fill! The PA is meant to assist the doctor, and not meant to act as the doctor, there is a difference in these two concepts. PA’s know what they are allowed to do and not do, in terms of patient care. As a patient, you are going to the doctor to get an expert medical opinion. You are not expecting the PA to forget an important part of the diagnosis. Here are some phrases that the PA never gets to say to a patient, and that applies under any circumstance:

• Oh, I forgot…
• Well, I didn’t know…
• Sorry, I made a mistake, I didn’t realize…
• Oh, well, don’t worry about that reaction…
• That will probably work itself out…

It can’t be reiterated enough, doctors are medical experts, and PA’s are supervised by the doctors. It is not the case of the patient making a mistake in his or her own care. The doctor and PA are the experts in these cases. A patient is not expected to make his or her own diagnosis. That is not how medical care works. The patient trusts that the doctor and PA know what they are doing, they have been trained to manage care for the patient. When the PA makes a mistake, there is no such thing as a “minor” mistake. Any mistake is a major mistake, as the PA is highly trained, certified, educated, licensed and works in a medical practice or hospital to always treat the patients with the best care possible. If you have been injured in any way by the misdiagnosis or other misjudged care of a PA, you need to sit down and take a deep breath. Then, your next move is to get up and give us a call.

We understand what it is going to take to win this type of case. You can leave it to us. You need to focus on your healing, and then allow us to review this case and get you back the money and recovery compensation that you deserve in this type of claim. You need not feel embarrassed or upset that this has happened to you. You are in good hands, and we know exactly what to do from here. But you need to call us to start the process to monetary recovery.

Can I Sue to Get Reimbursed for this Type of Loss?

The answer is “Absolutely!” Yes, you can sue for this type of loss, and you deserve to recover the full amount of your injuries and losses. You may have experienced one type of injury which may have triggered another type of injury. Your health is important and needs to be preserved at all costs. For this reason, we can sue for the wrongs of others and for a PA who made a mistake in your care.

If you are injured by the mistakes of a PA in a medical professional practice, then you need to give us a call right away. Our Los Angeles case lawyers can file a lawsuit, and answer the questions before us in regard to winning this type of case. We are here for you and can provide you with the peace of mind that you deserve in this type of case. Our case attorneys in Los Angeles can sue, and manage the issues that have been proposed in a medical malpractice case against a PA.

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We know how to overcome every obstacle to win your case. We understand that determining responsibility in a medical malpractice case can be complex, with many different aspects of the case going on at the same time. We will be able to explain everything to you when we sit down with you. You can get the peace of mind that you deserve. We will make it easy for you to understand what you will need to tell us regarding your case, and help you get the required documentation to prove your claims. Call us now, we are standing by to help you today. Do not feel that you have to suffer in silence any longer.

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