Compensation for medical mistake in Italy: what is a
misdiagnosis?
The word "misdiagnosis" refers to an incorrect
diagnosis or to a mistake made by a doctor. Talking about
compensation for medical mistake in italy, the
concept of misdiagnosis covers the following cases:
- medical mistake: a doctor diagnoses
an illness which is different from the specific pathology affecting
the patient. Or, alternatively, the doctor diagnoses an illness
from which the patient simply doesn't suffer;
- misdiagnosed disease: the doctor is
not able to detect the patient's illness;
- delay in diagnosis, which causes a
worsening of the patient's health conditions.
It is worth noticing that particular attention must be paid when
allocating
medical responsibilities, so as to avoid attributing faults to
the wrong people, thus risking to irretrievably compromise their
professional reputation and to pay substantial litigation
costs.
