Recent reports show some hospitals may actually be receiving more money and funding because of medical malpractice or errors than those hospitals which don't have errors. According to findings published by JAMA, the margin of profit is up by 330% for hospitals who have surgical errors than those who do not at a privately owned insured patient who experiences no complications during the procedure. There is also a 190% greater profit for hospitals with patients on Medicare who have errors than those who don't. Dr. Barry Rosenberg claims that this is a result of the hospitals having little incentive financially to improve the quality of their surgical ability. He explains plainly because of these actions, rather than having the doctors a hospitals get paid for the good performance, they are being paid for their errors and complications instead. He says body, "the U.S. Healthcare system is paying for their harm."

Every year in the country there is at least $400 billion spent on surgical procedures, and with the ever increasing population they believe it will be quickly increasing. The original test was conducted by the Texas Health Resources with 12 hospitals and 34,256 different patients. 45 percent of these patients were on Medicare and another r40 percent of them were insured by privately owned companies. Another four percent of people were on Medicaid and the remaining five percent used different forms of payment of their treatments. Out of this large group of patients, the THR found 1,820 patients experienced some form of medical complications at least once, if not more. They found for every patient complication the hospital would be given $49,000 in revenue to help cover the costs. The hospitals who did not experience complications brought in half the amount in revenue. This brings up many concerns that people who are receiving governmental assistance may not be receiving the proper treatment that they need.

Could this type of situation be related to something along the lines of medical malpractice? Perhaps by the hospitals focusing more on bring in the avenue; they are neglecting the very needs of their patients. Could they have realized when a complication occurs they receive better funding, therefore the patients' lives are being placed at risk in order to accomplish this end? While medical complications occur, as a doctor learns a person is suffering with a different illness during the surgery, this also begs the question of whether or not these complications could have been avoided had the doctors made better initial diagnosis' of the patients problems?

Medical malpractice is essentially something that occurs when a patient is in some way hurt or made more ill by a medical professional due to some form of negligence. Failing to perform their duties and responsibilities as a doctor must be proved in order to officially call them responsible for your suffering. However if you are able to prove their actions were related to some form of wrongful doing, then you may have a case to pursue a medical malpractice lawsuit.

If you believe in any way a medical professional (nurse, doctor, surgeon, technician, etc.) has somehow not provided you with the care and treatment you deserve as a patient consider contacting a medical malpractice attorney in your area to discuss your case. Depending on the various details, you may have the option to pursue monetary compensation for your pain and suffering and the medical professionals wrongful doings. Contact an attorney in your area today to determine what the best possible plan of action will be for you and your family!