Contact Us
Contact Us
Contact Us
Contact Us
Contact Us
Contact Us
Contact Us
Service Focus Areas
Alarming Statistics
In 1999 the Institute of Medicine, in To Err is Human Report estimated 98,000 patients die each year in hospitals due to medical errors.
In 2009 the US Dept. of Health & Human Services estimated that 1.7 million healthcare associated infections (HAIs) occur each year, contributing to 99,000 deaths.
​
Although harm doesn't always result in death, it can cause short and long-term disabilities. Healthcare providers are required to disclose errors leading to patient harm. If errors result in harm when providers do not follow established standards of care, you may have recourse.
96.5% of Claims Settled Out of Court
The National Practitioner Data Bank tracks payouts for medical malpractice claims. According to the 2018 data, 96.5 percent claims for medical malpractice are settled out of court. Only 3.5 percent are a result of a judgement. In 2018 over $4 billion was paid out in settlements, at an average cost of $348,065 per claim. This information doesn't include data on patients who were harmed who never file a claim.
To help you identify if you have been harmed and if you have a potential claim, we must establish that a healthcare provider had a duty of care owed to you, that there was a breach of that duty and that breach caused an injury.
​
To establish that on your own is not easy given that hospitals and healthcare providers have attorneys and law firms who work tirelessly to defend against claims and minimize payouts. They don't voluntarily release information that establishes a breach of duty even if one exists.
EvaluCare medical, quality, research and legal experts are your team that levels the playing field by guiding you on exactly what you need to build your claim. You may need provider training records, credentialing information, privileging information, policies, procedures, accreditation standard compliance, CMS regulations, current practice guidelines and more.
​
Facts about Disclosure Laws
Do you know that if a healthcare error is made during the course of care that a healthcare provider is required to disclose the error? Did you know that facts about the error may be disclosed but specifics on the deviations of care that led to it may not?
The ethics of disclosure is not clearly defined, as such variation exists in the level of information provided.
​
An in-depth review of care may not be enough to obtain that information. Formal discovery and depositions surrounding deviations may be necessary. When we partner with you after a disclosure is made due to an error, we can get the answers you need to determine the strength of a medical malpractice claim. Not all errors are medical malpractice, but some may be worthy of compensation.​
Harmed by a provider, now what? Don't be a statistic!
Understanding the quality of the care received and the standards of care that apply in a medical malpractice claim is only the first step in getting resolution in a complex healthcare injury claim.
If you pursue a claim against a healthcare provider because you have an injury caused by breach of duty of care, our expert faculty will help provide you and your attorney with the quality and clinical information to reach a settlement.
With 96.5 percent of all malpractice claims reaching a settlement before a judgement, according statistics in the 2018 National Practitioners Databank, the information obtained in a interdisciplinary medical care review will increase your chances of settling a claim.
Our legal faculty have served in a variety of legal counsel roles for hospitals in health systems, so we know the strategy and techniques deployed by providers, hospitals and health systems. We know what information is not voluntarily provided that is essential in negotiations. And we help you get it.​​​