Medical Malpractice

Where Can Medical Malpractice Be Reported?

If medical malpractice leaves you or a member of your family injured, you will likely want to seek damages. You will also want to hold the responsible party accountable and wonder if you should report an act of malpractice to a specific organization or institution. It’s also important to seek damages and to hold the responsible party accountable to help prevent these unfortunate circumstances from happening to any further individuals. Reach out to Andersen Morse & Linthorst for assistance with reporting medical malpractice and to get a potential case started.

Make a Report To Your State’s Medical Complaint Board

It is tempting to believe that any complaint about a medical professional will fall on deaf ears or disappear within the bureaucracy of your state’s medical complaint board. Still, it is vital to file a report about medical malpractice to ensure you get the damages you deserve if you decide to file a lawsuit. You will probably not receive a response, but your complaint will remain on record and may even inspire action or sanctions against a provider who is the subject of repeat offenses.

Contact The Joint Commission

The Joint Commission, established in 1951, is the nation’s oldest standard-setting and accrediting body for healthcare organizations. Its goal is to promote safety and accountability for patients from a wide range of providers, including:

• Hospitals
• Home care organizations
• Laboratories
• Out-patient surgical facilities
• Behavioral health organizations

The Joint Commission welcomes feedback and investigates patient safety complaints against organizations it accredits.

Leave a Review on a Consumer Website

Official government investigative agencies will not release details about your experience to the public. Therefore, in addition to filing a medical malpractice complaint with a government organization, you may choose to report and rate your experience on any of a wide variety of consumer health services websites. Although you will not instigate an official investigation of a healthcare professional or organization responsible for your injury or negative outcome, you can use these platforms to alert others about your experience and potentially prevent someone else’s negative experience.

Notify a Medical Malpractice Law Firm

If you or your loved one is a victim of medical malpractice, you may experience betrayal, anger, sadness, and confusion. As a result, you may not be in the best position to make decisions that are in your best interests. The best course of action is to contact a medical malpractice lawyer in Oregon who can guide you forward about reporting your experience to the appropriate organization and ensure that you file a complaint within your state’s statute of limitations. Having an experienced professional or professionals guide you can be the difference between receiving damages and not. It can also be the difference between having the best chance at the responsible party being held accountable to the highest degree and not.

Contact Andersen Morse & Linthorst to help guide you forward about how to report an act of medical malpractice and begin the process of regaining your life.

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