7. Improperly Obtaining or Lack of Informed Consent
As patients, we have the right to decide whether we want something done on our body or not. Failure to give adequate information to the patient so he can make an appropriate decision is cause for malpractice suits and this happens often. Patients have the legal right to be informed and advised of all the risks associated with the medical procedure, and failure to do so leads to malpractice suits.
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