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Human errors and mistakes are an inevitable part of providing healthcare, and, unfortunately, so are poor outcomes when caregivers didn’t do anything wrong.
At MRN, we can provide you with the information you need to determine if a patient’s claim has merit. If it does, you could choose to follow a growing trend in claims resolution and negotiate an early settlement. A growing number of healthcare organizations have implemented early case evaluation and resolution programs, and it’s easy to see why.
Early settlements in cases of wrongdoing – when standards of practice were violated – can not only save money, but they can also help protect the reputation of your healthcare organization.
Reasons For Medical Malpractice Lawsuits
While some patients (or their families) bring medical malpractice lawsuits solely for opportunistic reasons or at the behest of an aggressive plaintiff attorney, many don’t.
Other motivating factors for medical malpractice lawsuits include:
- wanting to understand exactly what happened and why
- wanting to hold someone accountable
- wanting to prevent future negligence or harm to patients
Early Resolution Of Medical Claims
While this might seem counter-intuitive, the earlier a medical claim with merit can be resolved, the better. When claims can be settled without litigation, the patient and the healthcare organization benefit from the early resolution.
The patient is saved the time, expense, trauma, and risk of a trial. And the healthcare organization can save money, avoid a hit to its reputation, and take corrective actions to ensure standards of practice are consistently met in the future.
