Medical Malpractice (eBook)

A Physician's Sourcebook

Richard E. Anderson (Herausgeber)

eBook Download: PDF

2007 | 2005
XX, 301 Seiten
Humana Press (Verlag)
978-1-59259-845-8 (ISBN)

Infos

Books such as this one are deceptively difficult to create. The general subject is neither happy, nor easy, nor most anyone's idea of fun. M- practice litigation, however, has become a central fact of existence in the practice of medicine today. This tsunami of lawsuits has led to a high volume of irreconcilable rhetoric and ultimately threatens the stability of the entire health care system. Our goal has been to provide a source of reliable information on a subject of importance to all who provide me- cal care in the United States. The book is divided into four sections. Part I gives an overview of insurance in general and discusses the organization of professional - ability insurance companies in particular. Part II focuses on the litigation process itself with views from the defense and plaintiff bar, and the physician as both expert and defendant. Part III looks at malpractice litigation from the viewpoint of the practicing physician. Some of the chapters are broadly relevant to all doctors-the rise of e-medicine, and the importance of effective communication, for example. The other ch- ters are constructed around individual medical specialties, but discuss issues that are of potential interest to all. Part IV looks ahead. 'The Case for Legal Reform' presents changes in medical-legal jurisprudence that can be of immediate benefit. The final two chapters take a broader perspective on aspects of our entire health care system and its interface with law and public policy.

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Books such as this one are deceptively difficult to create. The general subject is neither happy, nor easy, nor most anyone's idea of fun. M- practice litigation, however, has become a central fact of existence in the practice of medicine today. This tsunami of lawsuits has led to a high volume of irreconcilable rhetoric and ultimately threatens the stability of the entire health care system. Our goal has been to provide a source of reliable information on a subject of importance to all who provide me- cal care in the United States. The book is divided into four sections. Part I gives an overview of insurance in general and discusses the organization of professional - ability insurance companies in particular. Part II focuses on the litigation process itself with views from the defense and plaintiff bar, and the physician as both expert and defendant. Part III looks at malpractice litigation from the viewpoint of the practicing physician. Some of the chapters are broadly relevant to all doctors-the rise of e-medicine, and the importance of effective communication, for example. The other ch- ters are constructed around individual medical specialties, but discuss issues that are of potential interest to all. Part IV looks ahead. "e;The Case for Legal Reform"e; presents changes in medical-legal jurisprudence that can be of immediate benefit. The final two chapters take a broader perspective on aspects of our entire health care system and its interface with law and public policy.

Inhalt

Part I. Insurance

Insuring the Practice of Medicine
Mark Gorney and Richard E. Anderson

Part II. Legal

What Every Doctor Should Know About Litigation: A Primer on How to Win Medical Malpractice Lawsuits
Fred J. Hiestand

Risk Reduction From a Plaintiff Attorney's Perspective
David Wm. Horan

The Physician As a Witness
Joel A. Mattison

The Judicial Process: Discovery and Deposition
Jonathan I. Epstein

Part III. The Clinical Face of Litigation

Communication and Patient Safety
Mark Gorney

E-Medicine in the Physician's Office
Edward Fotsch

Risk Management for the Family Physician
Malcolm H. Weiss

Emergency Medicine
Michael Jay Bresler

Anesthesiology
Ann S. Lofsky

Malpractice and Medical Practice: Obstetrics and Gynecology
Jack M. Schneider

Breast Cancer Litigation
Richard E. Anderson and David B. Troxel

Pap Smear Litigation
David B. Troxel

Medical Liability in Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery
Mark Gorney

Part IV. Legal Reform and Health Care

The Case for Legal Reform
Richard E. Anderson

Health Policy Review: Medical Malpractice
David M. Studdert, Michelle M. Mello, and Troyen A. Brennan

New Directions in Medical Liability Reform
William M. Sage

Index

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 5.11.2007
• Zusatzinfo: XX, 301 p. 7 illus.
• Verlagsort: Totowa
• Sprache: englisch
• Themenwelt: Medizin / Pharmazie ► Gesundheitswesen
• Themenwelt: Medizin / Pharmazie ► Medizinische Fachgebiete ► Chirurgie
• Themenwelt: Medizin / Pharmazie ► Medizinische Fachgebiete ► Innere Medizin
• Themenwelt: Recht / Steuern ► EU / Internationales Recht
• Themenwelt: Recht / Steuern ► Privatrecht / Bürgerliches Recht ► Medizinrecht
• Schlagworte: Breast Cancer • Cancer • Care • gynecology • Health Care • health policy • Management • Medicine • Risk Management • Surgery
• ISBN-10: 1-59259-845-5 / 1592598455
• ISBN-13: 978-1-59259-845-8 / 9781592598458