Gastroenterology - Legislation & jurisprudence
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Monday, November 23, 2009

Most doctors win: what to do if sued for medical malpractice.

30 May 2009 All gastroenterologists are at risk of being accused of medical malpractice; few have received much training about what to do should a lawsuit occur. This article details what one can expect in a typical medical malpractice negligence claim and ... Read more...

[Gastroenterology - accusations and errors in treatment: evaluation of the completed expertise process in internal medicine of the expert committee of North Rhineland for the years 2001 to 2005]

30 Jul 2008 Since three decades the extrajudical expertise procedures of the Expert Committee and Arbitration Group has served to pacify the doctor-patient relationship. Systematic analyses of accusations and errors provide valuable data that help to avoid ... Read more...

Do we present abstracts on ethical, legal, cost-effectiveness and patient care issues at major gastroenterology congresses?

12 Dec 2007 INTRODUCTION: In the era of the new millennium, a lot of preclinical and clinical research is published. However, ethico-legal, cost-effectiveness and patient care issues are not addressed equally. AIM: To investigate whether abstracts presented at ... Read more...

Latest indexed articles for 'Gastroenterology - Legislation & jurisprudence'

These are the very latest articles for this heading:

• Pioneering gastroenterologist is accused of faking study results. 10 Oct 2009
• NY: Rn's opinion key in denying Dr.'s Motion: Pt. died from bowel obstruction & no consults. Secondo v. KRNH, Inc, NY-31810-( 9/14/2009)-NY. 30 Jul 2009
• Most doctors win: what to do if sued for medical malpractice. 30 May 2009
• [Gastroenterology - accusations and errors in treatment: evaluation of the completed expertise process in internal medicine of the expert committee of North Rhineland for the years 2001 to 2005] 30 Jul 2008
• Professional, legal and ethical challenges in gastroenterology. Editorial. 30 Dec 2007
• Do we present abstracts on ethical, legal, cost-effectiveness and patient care issues at major gastroenterology congresses? 12 Dec 2007
• Standards for gastroenterologists for performing and interpreting diagnostic computed tomographic colonography. 30 Aug 2007
• AGA Institute review of endoscopic sedation. 30 Jul 2007
• Advocacy: what is a nice scientist like you doing in Washington, DC? 30 May 2007
• [Demands of private gastroenterologists for collaborative treatment concepts with clinics. Results of a Germany-wide survey] 29 Apr 2007
• Congressional action freezes physician payments. 30 Jan 2007
• Andrew Wakefield drops libel case against Channel 4. 11 Jan 2007
• Risk assessment and management for endoscopists in an ambulatory surgery center. 29 Sep 2006
• Medical malpractice litigation in gastroenterological practice in Japan: a 22-yr review of civil court cases. 30 Aug 2006
• [Risk reductions in gastroenterology] 30 Jul 2006
• 'Found guilty'--an unjust outcome? 30 Jan 2006
• Disabling disability claims in gastroenterology. Interview by Paul Adams. 30 Oct 2005
• [After sedation in ambulatory interventions. Do not leave the patient out of sight!] 2 Aug 2005
• The separate worlds of the physician-defendant. 7 Apr 2004
• HIPAA and pediatric gastroenterology practice in the United States. 29 Jun 2003

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Technical information about 'Gastroenterology'

Definition: A subspecialty of internal medicine concerned with the study of the physiology and diseases of the digestive system and related structures (esophagus, liver, gallbladder, and pancreas).

Descriptor UI: D005762

Alternative terms: Gastroenterology; Hepatology;

Related Mesh Headings: Gastrointestinal Diseases;

Allowable Qualifiers: classification; economics; education; history; instrumentation; legislation & jurisprudence; manpower; methods; organization & administration; standards; trends; statistics & numerical data; ethics;

Tree Number: H02.403.776.409.405;

Technical Notes: SPEC: SPEC qualif; DF: GASTROENTEROL