| Trustworthiness and a sense of responsibility are the | | | | because ultimately is this proposal passes, it will |
| biggest requirements in the medical industry. This is | | | | adversely impact patients. |
| because a healthcare provider's job is different from | | | | There are certain health standards and behaviors that |
| other professionals. They have the important | | | | healthcare providers have to adhere to; and |
| responsibility of taking care of thousands of lives. | | | | negligence in adhering to those standards and norms |
| Professionals working in the healthcare industry have | | | | is punishable by law. People have the liberty to sue |
| to remember what their duties are to people at all | | | | healthcare providers if they feel that their standard |
| times. We go to physicians for treatment and expect | | | | of service is not as per expectation. Medical |
| them to take proper care because they have the | | | | malpractice Long Island for example, is extremely at |
| expertise to do so. However, there are some | | | | arms do to the increase in price of insurance. Long |
| physicians, dentists, hospitals and nurses who forget | | | | Island hospitals are concerned that the increase in |
| their duties to patient. Instead they act careless and | | | | medical malpractice insurance is going to make it |
| cause further problems, or even death. This reckless | | | | harder for patients with low income. Long Island |
| behavior falls under the medical malpractice section of | | | | hospitals are afraid that this increase in price for |
| the law. Medical malpractice is punishable and those | | | | medical malpractice will lead to a health care crisis for |
| found guilty have to compensate the victim or the | | | | pregnant women and for lower-income patients. |
| victim's family. | | | | Most states in the U.S. have certain laws to prevent |
| Long Island had a population of 7,448,618 as of the | | | | the interests of patients. New York is the only state |
| 2000 census with the population estimated at | | | | that requires infection prevention training every four |
| 7,559,372 as of July 1, 2006, making it the most | | | | years as well as strict infection control requirements |
| populated island in any U.S. state or territory, this | | | | in hospitals and office-based surgeries. These laws |
| making the island most capable of committing medical | | | | guide lawyers on how to handle medical malpractice |
| malpractice. Since Long Island is one of the most | | | | cases so that victims get justice. However, the law |
| densely populated regions in the United States, | | | | varies from one state to another. In some states, a |
| people are going to need protection from negligence | | | | special panel is appointed to investigate the case, |
| that occurs due to the fast paced society. The New | | | | while in other states there is a cap on how much |
| York State proposal to institute a $50,000 surcharge | | | | compensation a victim can receive. Having a lawyer |
| to solve the state's medical malpractice insurance | | | | who is experienced in handling similar cases is very |
| funding woes to physicians may send many out of | | | | important as he is the one who can make or break |
| business. Long Island doctors are very concerned | | | | your case depending on how he handles it. |