Compensation and Redress - Legislation & jurisprudence
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Sunday, November 22, 2009

The power of apology.

7 Oct 2009 In the aftermath of an adverse event, an apology can bring comfort to the patient, forgiveness to the health practitioner, and help restore trust to their relationship. According to the Health and Disability Commissioner: "The way a practitioner ... Read more...

Patient safety and quality improvement: civil money penalty inflation adjustment. Direct final rule.

23 Aug 2009 The Department of Health and Human Services amends the Patient Safety and Quality Improvement Rule by adjusting for inflation the maximum civil money penalty amount for violations of the confidentiality provisions of the Rule. We are amending the ... Read more...

The NHS Redress Act 2006 (UK): background and analysis.

30 Jul 2009 The NHS Redress Act 2006 (UK) is an example of a legislated compensation scheme for adverse health care incidents that aims to supplement the tort-based system of compensation, without going all the way to adopting a no-fault compensation system. It ... Read more...

Latest indexed articles for 'Compensation and Redress - Legislation & jurisprudence'

These are the very latest articles for this heading:

• GlaxoSmithKline told to pay family $2.5m after jury finds paroxetine caused son's heart defects. 13 Oct 2009
• The power of apology. 7 Oct 2009
• [Treatment error in administering an enema: a fully manageable risk] 30 Aug 2009
• Patient safety and quality improvement: civil money penalty inflation adjustment. Direct final rule. 23 Aug 2009
• The NHS Redress Act 2006 (UK): background and analysis. 30 Jul 2009
• [Injuries of the pharyngeal posterior wall in tonsillectomy as a serious malpractice] 28 Jul 2009
• Whiplash injury. 29 Jun 2009
• Largest healthcare fraud settlements. Ranked by settlement amount recovered under the Federal False Claims Act, 2007-08. 27 Jun 2009
• Being held accountable. Scrushy ordered to pay billions; L.A. exec pleads guilty. 20 Jun 2009
• Joint infection after knee arthroscopy: medicolegal aspects. 10 Jun 2009
• Litigation, regulation, and education--protecting the public's health through childhood immunization. 9 Jun 2009
• When vaccine injury claims go to court. 9 Jun 2009
• The effect of compensation on health care utilisation in a trauma cohort. 30 May 2009
• [Is the "psychopathy concept" applicable to expert opinions in civil suits?] 30 May 2009
• Permission is given for claim to be pursued 35 years after treatment. 9 May 2009
• Parental rights recognised. 2 May 2009
• Long-term outcome of the shaken baby syndrome and medicolegal consequences: a case report. 13 Apr 2009
• The trials and tribulations of two historians: adjudicating responsibility for pollution and personal harm. 30 Mar 2009
• Regulated compensated donation in Pakistan and Iran. 30 Mar 2009
• Regulated compensation for kidney donors in the Philippines. 30 Mar 2009

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Technical information about 'Compensation and Redress'

Definition: Payment, or other means of making amends, for a wrong or injury.

Descriptor UI: D035881

Alternative terms: Compensation and Redress; Redress and Compensation; Compensation;

Related Mesh Headings: Workers' Compensation;

Allowable Qualifiers: ethics; history; legislation & jurisprudence;

Tree Number: I01.880.604.583.050; N03.219.075; N03.706.535.125;

History Note: 2003; for COMPENSATION use ECONOMICS 1993-2002