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	Sexual abuse is a form a medical malpractice Sexual abuse of or sexual misconduct with a patient is also a serious issue. Six to ten percent of psychiatrists surveyed confessed to having engaged in sexual contact with a patient and in a longitudinal study.

Whenever you go to a Ohio medical professional for consultation or treatment, it is expected that the doctor, nurse, or physician will treat you with the top quality the medical profession demands. Medical Malpractice is a doctor's failure to exercise the degree of care and skill that a physician, surgeon, or any other medical professional would use under routine circumstances.

	Program Payments for Medicare Beneficiar
	1The classification of counties into urban or rural groups is based on the list of metropolitan statistical areas (MSAs) defined by the Office of Management and Budget. For the purpose of this table, a rural area of residence is defined as an MSA with fewer than 50,000 resident population.2The July 1 enrollment counts used to calculate fee-for-service program payments per enrollee do not include Medicare enrollees in managed care plans.| 3Excludes Puerto Rico, Guam, Virgin Islands, in Ohio Amount in Millions 6,956 Per Person Served 5,303 Per Enrollee2 4,979 Urban program payments Amount in Millions 5,590 Urban program Per Enrollee2 5,509 Urban program Per Person Served 5,159 Rural Program Amount in Millions 1,366 Rural Program Person Served 4,598 Rural Program Per Enrollee2 4,357 Source: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, Office of Information Services: Data from the Medicare Decision Support Access Facility; data development by the Office of Research, Development, and Information.

Medical Malpractice is a serious issue in Ohio hospitals and is a leading cause of wrongful death. Over 225,000 people die from medical malpractice related injuries in a single year.

There are many different ways you or someone you know can be seriously injured as a result of medical malpractice. The following are several of the ways an individual can die due to medical malpractice:

• Surgical Malpractice
• Medication Errors
• Bacterial Infections
• Birth Injury
• Dental Malpractice
• Diagnosis Error
• Negligence
• Wrong Site Surgery
• Gastric Bypass Errors
• Dental Malpractice
• Breast Implant Malpractice
• Emergency Room Errors
• Elder Abuse / Nursing Home Neglect

There are many other ways to experience debilitating personal injuries due to medical malpractice and the negligence of doctors, nurses, or other medical professionals. You can contact us if you have any questions pertaining to wrongful deaths, personal injuries, or medical malpractice.

One of the most frequent causes of wrongful death in Ohio is medical malpractice. Thousands die each year and this kind of wrongful death is not filed or goes unnoticed. Contact us if you think a relative or someone you know in Ohio has died as a result of medical malpractice.

Please contact us if anyone you know has suffered from debilitating injuries due to medical malpractice in Ohio.

Ohio Audio & Video         Debate over Malpractice Reform Audio, RM, 44 Kbps, 5:54, 2/1/2005 One of President Bush's top domestic priorities this year is health care. He frequently speaks about medical malpractice reform and is proposing a cap on non-economic damages. But some critics say those types of damages aren't the problem. Source: National Public Radio

Ohio External Sites         Ohio Dept of Insurance - Department Working to Reform O Department Working to Reform Ohio's Medical Malpractice Insurance Market. The Ohio Department of Insurance ... Ohio Medical Malpractice Insurance Ohio Medical Malpractice Commission and Patient Compens Ohio Medical Malpractice Commission and Patient Compensation Fund.