AVOID MEDICAL MALPRACTICE – BE YOUR OWN HEALTHCARE ADVOCATE

• Be proactive – not reactive – regarding your own health care;
• Listen to your body and trust your instincts;
• If you are experiencing symptoms that concern you, research your symptoms using a reliable on-line source;
• Record your symptoms;
• Bring with you a copy of the record of your symptoms and give it to your health care provider;
• Prepare a written list of important questions that you have for your health care provider;
• Review that list with your health care provider, and expect – and politely demand – full and complete answers to them;
• Do not feel intimidated by your health care provider; he or she cannot know your own body as well as you do;
• Take written notes of your health care provider’s answers to your questions, and everything else he or she says and does;
• As soon as possible after your visit is finished, promptly record in a diary anything else that you think may be significant, and maintain a file of all paperwork; and
• For key visits, bring along a family member or close friend to accompany you while you communicate with your health care provider.
• If you remain concerned, seek a second opinion at once.

DiOrio & Sereni, LLP is a full service law firm, offering legal services in the following practice areas:

• Employment Law
• Family Law, including divorce, support & custody
• Serious Personal Injury
• Medical Malpractice
• Wills & Estate Planning and Administration Commercial Litigation
• Business & Real Estate Matters
• Insurance Bad Faith
• School & Municipal Law

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For a private meeting to discuss your potential medical malpractice claim, call us at 610-565-5700 or send us an e-mail. Evening and weekend meetings can be arranged upon request, and we will travel to meet with you, if necessary. We accept Visa and MasterCard.