Definitions of Medical malpractice on the Web:
* Improper or negligent treatment of a person under a medical professional's care, which results in injury or death.
www.personalinjuryfyi.com/glossary.html
* Broadly, a claim brought against a health-care professional based on professional negligence wherein the health-care professional violates the applicable standard of care and an injury results.
www.edgarsnyder.com/legal-dictionary/m.html
* A physician's deviation from the applicable standard of care that a similar physician would exercise under the same circumstances.
www.cliffordlaw.com/glossary
* These claims involve injuries due to negligence on the part of hospitals, physicians, nurses, and other staff members, generally referred to as Health Care Providers (HCP), as defined by Chapter 74 of the Texas Civil Practice and Remedies Code. ...
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* A form of negligence where an injury results from a medical professional’s or medical facility’s failure to exercise adequate care, skill or diligence in performing a duty.
www.larrycurtislawfirm.com/dictionary.php
* Medical malpractice is an act or omission by a health care provider which deviates from accepted standards of practice in the medical community and which causes injury to the patient. Simply put, medical malpractice is professional negligence (by a healthcare provider) that causes an injury.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Medical_malpractice