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Malpractice Can Result From Doctors Failing To Follow Up

Medical malpractice often occurs during surgery or a procedure. However, medical negligence can also occur in a doctor’s office or a clinic when a physician fails to follow up with a patient, fails to review a test result, or fails to prescribe the right follow-up medication or test.

Lack of doctor follow-up can lead to catastrophic injuries or death. At Jacobs & Dow, LLC, in New Haven, Connecticut, our medical malpractice lawyers have investigated hundreds of cases of medical error due to lack of physician follow-up.

When Doctors Follow Up, Injuries Can Be Prevented

Sometimes a doctor orders a test but the lab fails to do the test or fails to send back the results. In another common scenario, lab results are sent back to the doctor’s office but are lost in the paper shuffle. Unless the doctor or staff follows up and asks, “Where are the test results?” the information may never get to the right doctor, and the patient can fall between the cracks of the medical system.

Where are the test results? Where are those X-rays? How did the patient respond to that drug? Why wasn’t the radiology report sent? When a doctor is managing a patient’s care, follow-up is an essential part of the process. Mismanaging a patient’s illness can lead to serious injury or death.

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To schedule an appointment and discuss your medical malpractice case and your legal options with an attorney, call (203) 772-3100 or use our online contact form. In addition to weekday office hours, we are open for client meetings on Saturday mornings and by appointment on Sundays, holidays and evenings.