Legal Question in Medical Malpractice in Illinois
Malpractice
What would it take to have someone review medical records to get an honest insight as to what happened during medical treatment. My Mom was admitted in January 2007 for back pain. After a week in the hospital and numerous drugs and pain killers, she has lost much of her cognative ability. It happened quickly. Now, it actually comes and goes based on what meds and treatment she is receiving. This has gone on since 2007 and we can not get any real answers. We felt tied to this hospital because the paramedics, who we had to call on several occasions, only take patients from our area to this particular hospital. We switched doctors several times, but feel that doctors from the same hospital protect one another. We are switching hospitals, but wonder ig all doctors just protect other doctors. What can be done to get the truth and an honest assesment of her past treatments?
2 Answers from Attorneys
Re: Malpractice
It would take about $2,500 to $5,000 to pay an expert for an detailed assessment of what transpired.
You could find someone cheaper but if you are looking for the truth it will require expertise and expertise is not cheap.
You would need the complete medical records, including past medical treatment.
If that report finds that there has been a breach in the standard of care and an injury that resulted from that breach you can then consider filing a lawsuit.
You generally have two years from the date you should have known about the malpractice to file a lawsuit.
Sorry about your situation and I wish you the best in your search for the truth.
Matt Belcher
Re: Malpractice
It takes a good chunk of money to have the entire medical records (including past medical records) reviewed by an expert to get an opinion as to whether there was malpractice. The reason for this, is that 1) any complaint of malpractice filed in the Court will be dismissed without an affidavit from an expert saying there is a cause of action; 2) sometimes things go wrong without any negligence--unfortunately medicine is not exact and sometimes is referred to as an "art" rather than science.
I hope this help-
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