8. Not Following Up
After surgery or prescribing a new medication, a doctor is to provide subsequent aftercare to determine the results of the treatment and whether it helped the patient or not. If not provided with follow-up care after receiving medical treatment or surgery, that ranks 8th on our list of most common causes of malpractice suits against physicians patients may have grounds for suing for malpractice. Even though they are legally obliged to provide follow-up care, doctors often fail to do so.
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