Download or read book Avoiding Medical Malpractice written by William Choctaw and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2008-03-26 with total page 107 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Written by an MD/JD, this book offers a unique perspective on medical-legal issues surrounding daily clinical practice. It covers all the essentials and tells the inside secrets of how to avoid cases that cost the medical community millions each year. Readers will learn basic law and the ways laws are interpreted. In addition, the book focuses on the law-medicine-politics triangle and its effect on physicians, the impact of — and issues related to — diversity in medical malpractice, and other essential topics. Physicians who better understand malpractice laws are better clinical decision makers who feel more confident in their ability as doctors.
Download or read book Avoiding Malpractice written by Carolyn Buppert and published by . This book was released on 2002 with total page 80 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: For nurse practitioners.
Download or read book How to Survive a Medical Malpractice Lawsuit written by Ilene R. Brenner and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2010-05-10 with total page 181 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Everyone seeks to avoid getting into a lawsuit, but what do you do if this does happen? Getting sued for medical malpractice is one of the most traumatic events of a physician's career. This text will guide doctors and physicians through the process from the moment they receive a summons until the after-trial appeal process. Containing valuable information that physicians need to know to prevent making critical mistakes that can hurt their case With strategies explained to maximize their chances of a defendant's verdict. Including vital information on how to change your attorney, act at the deposition and dress for court, Navigating through what is a mysterious and terrifying process in non-legalese language that is easy to understand including what makes patients angry, strategies for coping, sample questions and tips on answering them to what happens in court and how to continue if there is a bad outcome.
Download or read book Nursing Practice and the Law written by Mary E. O'Keefe and published by F A Davis Company. This book was released on 2000 with total page 578 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: ISBN 0853-5. Text and Study Guide packaged together for the low price of $49.95, a savings of $12.95!
Download or read book Preventing Malpractice written by T.L. Leaman and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2013-06-29 with total page 283 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: It is possible to increase cost-effectiveness and lower the risk of lawsuits while improving patient care and office morale. In this revolutionary work, the authors, a seasoned primary care physician and an experienced defense attorney, detail risk management techniques and introduce the concept of co-active medicine. Their book will provide practical guidance for all primary care physicians, and will serve as an invaluable resource for risk management consultants and malpractice attorneys.
Download or read book Fifty Ways to Avoid Malpractice written by Robert Henley Woody and published by . This book was released on 1988 with total page 168 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: TABLE OF CONTENTS: 1. The Escalation of Professional Liability 2. Mental Health Professionals in Society 3. Negligence and Standard of Care 4. Professional Self Concept 5. Company that You Keep 6. Framing a Clinical Practice 7. Client Management 8. Healthy Defensiveness.
Download or read book How to Survive a Medical Malpractice Lawsuit written by Ilene R. Brenner and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2010-09-23 with total page 181 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Everyone seeks to avoid getting into a lawsuit, but what do you do if this does happen? Getting sued for medical malpractice is one of the most traumatic events of a physician's career. This text will guide doctors and physicians through the process from the moment they receive a summons until the after-trial appeal process. Containing valuable information that physicians need to know to prevent making critical mistakes that can hurt their case With strategies explained to maximize their chances of a defendant's verdict. Including vital information on how to change your attorney, act at the deposition and dress for court, Navigating through what is a mysterious and terrifying process in non-legalese language that is easy to understand including what makes patients angry, strategies for coping, sample questions and tips on answering them to what happens in court and how to continue if there is a bad outcome.
Download or read book Nursing Practice and the Law written by Mary E. O'Keefe and published by F. A. Davis Company. This book was released on 2001 with total page 362 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: -- Holistic presentation of the principles of law that The American Association of Nurse Attorneys (TAANA) recommends should be taught to students in nursing schools -- Covers law relevant to nurses in the practice settings they are in today, such as advanced practice nurses, home health care, long-term care, psychiatric care, and emergency care -- Includes basic forensics, life care planning, telecommunications, and correctional facilities -- Covers ethics and legal issues associated with today's health care economics -- Pedagogical features include chapter objectives, an introduction from a historical perspective, and chapter glossary in a box; key terms are boldface the first time they are used in a definition -- Each chapter ends with list of key points, bibliography, ans suggested references -- Workbook section with perforated pages at the end of the book includes study questions for content review, learning activities, and case studies with critical thinking questions
Download or read book The Satisfied Patient written by James W. Saxton and published by HC Pro, Inc.. This book was released on 2007 with total page 173 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Reduce malpractice claims with proven patient satisfaction tools and techniques!Why physicians need a resource like this RIGHT NOW. These days, physicians cannot be careful enough. Medical malpractice insurance premiums are through the roof. Pay for performance and other measures that tie reimbursement to quality have turned an even brighter spotlight on the need to ensure patient satisfaction. You must do everything you can to reduce your liability risk and prevent potential lawsuits. This means making sure that patients leave your facility feeling good about their experience. The advice is simple: Treat patients with care and stay out of the courtroom. The Satisfied Patient, Second Edition: A Guide to Preventing Malpractice Claims by Providing Excellent Customer Service is a resource that every modern physician needs. Written by an experienced healthcare attorney, this fully updated book illustrates how focusing on patient satisfaction can better your organization, reduce the potential of professional liability claim, and significantly affect the outcome of that claim if initiated. Learn how to increase patient satisfaction and reduce claims by: Incorporating five-star customer service principles into caregiving Encouraging patients to take responsibility for their care Taking a few extra seconds to create legible, concise documentation Not familiar with the litigation process? If you haven''t been inside the courtroom, and want to avoid it, The Satisfied Patient, Second Edition describes a typical deposition and malpractice trial and illustrates how strong customer service on the front end can strengthen your defenses in the courtroom on the back end. Fully updated to reflect today''s physician needs! Take a look at what''s NEW in the second edition: A new section that addresses pay for performance and other measures that tie reimbursement to quality initiatives An expanded section on the litigation process and how patient satisfaction--or the lack thereof-- can affect it Additional patient satisfaction and customer service tools Updated research about the connection between customer satisfaction and liability claims All new case studies that reflect the newest liability and malpractice laws You need this valuable legal tool. The Satisfied Patient, Second Edition: A Guide to Preventing Malpractice Claims by Providing Excellent Customer Service is a beneficial resource for the following healthcare professionals: Physicians and physician practice administrators/managers Corporate compliance officers Risk managers and performance improvement professionals C-suite level executives In-house counsel VPMAs Medical directors Words of praise from satisfied physicians for The Satisfied Patient, Second Edition "Mr. Saxton''s experience and understanding of the points of view of the physician, patient, insurance provider, attorney and jury all serve to assist the medical care provider in avoiding malpractice claims from the moment a patient requests an appointment until after an event has occurred. The Satisfied Patient is a must for any doctor seeking to improve patient satisfaction, practice efficiency and avoid claims." --Peter Cotton, MD., Medical director of the Digestive Disease Center, professor of medicine, and assistant dean for international activities at the Medical University of South Carolina in Charleston "The tools and concepts presented in The Satisfied Patient seem so logical. Yet during the course of a busy day, it is easy to overlook the obvious. The Satisfied Patient speaks to the importance of developing everyday strategies to improve patient involvement, staff unity, and organized documentation, which turns everyday routine into preventing the obvious from ever getting overlooked again, ultimately reducing the risk of liability claims." --David Acker, MD., Chief of Obstetrics, Brigham and Women''s Hospital, Division of Maternal-Fetal Medicine, Boston A glimpse of what you''ll get Take a look at the table of contents for The Satisfied Patient, Second Edition: Chapter One: The Looming Cloud Chapter Two: The ''True Cost'' of a Malpractice Claim Chapter Three: Malpractice is Not the Only Cause of a Malpractice Claim Chapter Four: Creating the Right Environment Chapter Five: Becoming a Five-Star Service Provider Chapter Six: Making Patients Partners Chapter Seven: Documentation: Creating Appropriate Evidence Chapter Eight: Recognizing When You Are At Risk Chapter Nine: When an Adverse Event Occurs, How Do You Tell the Patient? 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Download or read book Nursing Practice and the Law written by Mary E. O'Keefe and published by F A Davis Company. This book was released on 2000-07-01 with total page 608 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: ISBN 0853-5. Text and Study Guide packaged together for the low price of $49.95, a savings of $12.95!
Download or read book A Practical Guide to Preventing Legal Malpractice written by Duke Nordlinger Stern and published by McGraw-Hill Companies. This book was released on 1983 with total page 456 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Seven Fatal Management Sins written by John W. Collis and published by CRC Press. This book was released on 1998 with total page 294 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Seven Fatal Management Sins is a candid, yet optimistic, assessment of the performance of today's managers. By looking at the responses of presidents and CEOs of Fortune 500 companies, directors of various corporate boards, business school deans, business school professors, union presidents, business news editors and other managers, this book identifies the seven fatal management sins and suggests bold new ways for managers to avoid them.
Download or read book Physician Protect Thyself written by Alan G. Williams and published by Physician, Protect Thyself. This book was released on 2007 with total page 170 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Avoiding Medical Malpractice written by Arthur H. Bernstein and published by . This book was released on 1987 with total page 180 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Avoiding Life Malpractice written by Jared Barton, MD, MPH and published by Gatekeeper Press. This book was released on 2022-04-01 with total page 86 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Avoiding Life Malpractice will provide residents, young physicians and more experienced health care practitioners with the information they need to better navigate the complex process of finding, evaluating, and negotiating an employment contract. You've spent decades mastering the art and science of medicine, but what do you know about the business of medicine? How much are your services worth? Will you hang a shingle and start your own business? Join a group? Work for a hospital? How will your choices affect your pay, vacation, lifestyle? You owe it to yourself to have a guide along the way and to avoid mistakes that could be equated with Life Malpractice.
Download or read book Malpractice written by Walter G. Alton and published by Little, Brown Medical Division. This book was released on 1977 with total page 264 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Medical Malpractice written by James T. O'Reilly and published by American Bar Association. This book was released on 2014 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Medical Malpractice guides lawyers who are intent on attaining compensation for the errors that can occur in today's evolving healthcare arena or who are engaged in defending a modern malpractice case. This book provides an extensive overview of today's changed medical landscape as well as specific and practical ways to approach a medical malpractice case from the moment a potential plaintiff or defendant enters the door to the announcement of the jury verdict.
