Joanna Andrew joins us on Full Disclosure this week to explain what constitutes as medical negligence, beyond an unfortunate adverse patient outcome that is unrelated to a doctor's competency. Joanna and Lucie Reichstein discuss the common negligent scenarios that arise and the options available to a patient.

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