Medical negligence occurs when the doctor performs their job in a way that deviates from, or falls short of, the accepted medical standard of care. However, medical negligence does not always result in injury to the patient. As in medical negligence, in medical malpractice, a doctor must have performed their job in a way that deviates from the accepted medical standard of care. Medical negligence becomes medical malpractice if the patient is harmed, injured, or dies of this deviation of care.