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        "text": "A bad medical outcome does not automatically mean medical negligence occurred. Healthcare is complex, and not all treatments are successful, nor do all complications indicate error. Medical negligence specifically involves a departure from the accepted standard of care, meaning the healthcare provider's actions or inactions fell below what a reasonably skilled and competent professional would have done under similar circumstances. A bad outcome is negligent only if it resulted from such a deviation. A lawyer can help distinguish between the two.",
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        "description": "A bad medical outcome isn't always negligence; negligence occurs when a healthcare provider's actions fall below the accepted standard of care, causing harm."
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  "description": "A bad medical outcome isn't always negligence; negligence occurs when a healthcare provider's actions fall below the accepted standard of care, causing harm."
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