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Hospital Billing Disputes and Medical Records: What Can Patients and Families Do?

A hospital bill may run into several pages and contain charges for consultations, procedures, medicines, consumables, investigations, equipment, nursing services, room rent and professional fees. In many cases, the patient or family pays the amount without having enough time or information to verify every entry. A high bill alone does [...]

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Medical Negligence in Hospitals: Legal Rights and Remedies Available to Patients and Families

Medical treatment does not always produce the expected result. A patient’s condition may worsen despite proper diagnosis, accepted treatment and reasonable medical care. Therefore, an unsuccessful treatment, complication, infection, disability or death does not automatically establish medical negligence. A medical-negligence complaint becomes legally sustainable when the records and evidence indicate [...]

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