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What is meant by malpractice insurance? What does it cover?

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Question added by Thurayya Al Qasim , Legal Counsellor , Ihqaq Law Firm
Date Posted: 2017/04/16
Ahmed Najeh Al-Sakhil
by Ahmed Najeh Al-Sakhil , doctor , NABLUS CHARITABLE MEDICAL COMPLEx

Malpractice insurance is mainly designed to provide medical professionals protection from lawsuits. and covers doctors against malpractice during there work. 

Ayman El Alfy
by Ayman El Alfy , BOD Advisor , Global Advice Insurance Brokrage “GAIB”

Malpractice is a type of insurance that mainlgy covers Health Practitioners against any mistake or negligence during providing medical care to the patients.

It could be customized to cover other professions according to the same concept.

Eleanor  Carlos
by Eleanor Carlos , Community Health Worker (CHW) , St Ignatius Community

Gastritis

Peptic ulcer

Appendicitis

Diverticulitis

Small bowel obstruction

HMIDA ELAYNI
by HMIDA ELAYNI , SENIOR Medical Doctor , C.H.U SOUSSE

Malpractice insureance cover medicine mistakes , faults, accidents while the physician is practicing his medical job . The insureance company pays damage 

caused by the medical practitioner . In fact it is very important and necessary to every medical physician 

Mahreen  Akhtar
by Mahreen Akhtar , HOUSE OFFICER AND DEMONSTRATOR , Mayo Hospital Lahore,

illegal insurance , like in medicolegal cases.

 

Kalim Ahmad
by Kalim Ahmad , Consultant Internal & General Medicine , Dr Sulaiman A Habib Medical Group

It is a professional liability insurance purchased by health care professionals which provides protection against liabilities imposed by lawsuits and claims. 

It protects the insured individual in case of lawsuits and claims brought by patients or their families for negligence or harm which might have occured intentionally or unintentionally by the healthcare provider. 

Deleted user
by Deleted user

it is a fraud in the insurance practice

Muhammad Ghufran Khan
by Muhammad Ghufran Khan , House Officer , POF Hospital Wah Cantt

It is designed to protect healthcare providers from various forms of lawsuits which are put up from the patient's side due to any negligence during treatment.

rania abdallah
by rania abdallah , RN case manager , saad specialist hospital

protects those persons practicing medical professions from the risks associated with their work, and the legal third party liability that may arise out of any error, negligence or omission incurred during the performance of their work according to the terms, conditions and exclusions set forth in the insurance policy.

Ricardo Leoncio Lao
by Ricardo Leoncio Lao , medical doctor , San Isidro medical clinic

 It cover usually physician espescially in the west where mal practice suit are very rampant, it cover doctor any untoward outcome to the patient while under his care

Rehema MBUTHIA KARANJA
by Rehema MBUTHIA KARANJA , assistant property manager , Allimex ltd

The insuarance  coverage which focuses on alleged failure to perform on the part of, financial loss caused by, and error or omission in the service or product sold by the policyholder. These are causes for legal action that would not be covered by a more general liability insurance policy which addresses more direct forms of harm. 

This insuarance Coverage sometimes provides for the defense costs, including when legal action turns out to be groundless. Coverage does not include,crinina prosecution,nor a wide range of potential liabilities under civil law that are not enumerated in the policy, but which may be subject to other forms of insurance. Professional liability insurance is required by law in some areas for certain kinds of professional practice.

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