If you follow local news, you may know that a suburban Chicago physician recently pled guilty to federal fraud charges. Among other actions, the doctor requested insurance payments for medically unnecessary procedures, performing some of them without the patient’s informed consent.
Unneeded procedures may cause temporary or permanent maternal injuries; some also endanger pregnancies. If you believe you or your baby suffered harm from unnecessary procedures, you may be eligible to seek compensation with the help of an experienced, compassionate attorney from Birth Injury Law Alliance, Ltd..
Are Unnecessary Procedures Medical Malpractice?
In this context, an unnecessary treatment is one that does not benefit the patient or is not in the patient’s best interests. To qualify as medical malpractice, a healthcare provider must act negligently, and that negligence must directly cause harm or injury.