Medical Malpractice Risk Management, 2nd edition
Author: Vicente Franklin Colon
Publisher: American Association for Physician Leadership
Edition: A physician executive and two trial lawyers have collaborated on this thorough, easy-to-read trip through the entire medical malpractice minefield, from notification of a lawsuit through its final settlement. The goal of the authors is to ensure that the physician defendant is aware of all the potential traps in the litigation process. The book arms the physician defendant for all stages of the process and provides an understanding of exactly what each of those stages is meant to accomplish.
Published date: 2011
ISBN: 0978730666
Part I
The Origins of Medical Malpractice
Basic Elements of the Process
Torts
Part II
Specific Preventive Strategies
Preventing Malpractice Claims: The Science and the Art
How to Avoid Staff-Created Malpractice Problems
Obligations and Burdens of Providing Preventive Care
Dealing with Conflict
Advance Directives
Part III
Physician Responsibilities
Informed Consent
Vicarious Liability
Failure to Diagnose or Treat Properly
The Differential Diagnosis
Medical Battery
Abandonment
Confidentiality
Some Special Confidentiality Issues
Consultations and Referrals
The Medical Record
Part IV
Litigation
The Initial Stages
Pretrial Motions
The Process of Discovery — The Search for the Truth
Alternative Dispute Resolution
Pretrial Conference
The Trial — Getting Ready for the Big Contest
The National Practitioner Data Bank
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