Although no doctor or health care professional wants to do any harm to his or her patient, but it has been found out in some of the cases that the minor deviations in properly following the treatment procedure, which happens to be due to negligence or not talking proper care in providing the right treat, or ignoring other aspects or health issues before finally deciding the treatment etc, and as a result of such negligence the patient is injured or hurt or his or her life has gone to danger.
Hence in common law jurisdictions or common law language, medical malpractice liability is normally based on the laws of negligence.
As laws vary by jurisdiction country and states as well, the specific professionals who may be targeted by a medical malpractice action will vary depending upon where the action is filed.
Some of the medical professionals that may be potentially liable responsible under the law of medical malpractice can be as follows:
It could a physicians doctor, a surgeon even psychiatrists and may be even a dentists and some other Medical Practitioners can also be liable.
Not only the doctors but medical assistants like Nurses, nurse practitioners, and physician assistants, can also be liable.
