Malpractice - 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...

Legal controls of the medical profession.

30 Aug 2009 PURPOSE OF REVIEW: The authors, after a brief historical review of the theme, review the articles published in the last year. The purpose is to verify how the field has moved on during this period, as a constant increase of legal and social controls ... Read more...

The interface of law and medical ethics in medical intensive care.

30 Aug 2009 The delivery of medical care in the intensive care setting is subject to various legal principles and processes, as well as important ethical precepts. This article outlines the basic medicine-law interface, explaining the concepts of medical ... Read more...

Latest indexed articles for 'Malpractice - Legislation & jurisprudence'

These are the very latest articles for this heading:

• [Legal equality or tombola?] 20 Oct 2009
• The Baucus bill and the hope for reform. 12 Oct 2009
• Go and see. 7 Oct 2009
• The power of apology. 7 Oct 2009
• Malpractice reform. 26 Sep 2009
• Baucus's bill and the long road to reform. 21 Sep 2009
• Good law from tragic facts--Congress, the FDA, and preemption. 15 Sep 2009
• [Working conditions overseas: "German physicians assume unnecessary risks" (interview by Dr. med. Thomas Meissner)] 8 Sep 2009
• Health care reform and clinical culture. 8 Sep 2009
• [Rights and duties when faced with maltreatment] 30 Aug 2009
• ECHR 2009/11 Case of Silih v. Slovenia, 9 April 2007, no. 71463/01 (Grand Chamber). 30 Aug 2009
• Legal controls of the medical profession. 30 Aug 2009
• The interface of law and medical ethics in medical intensive care. 30 Aug 2009
• Reply: Communication--issue and precedent. 30 Aug 2009
• Judgment notwithstanding the verdict: the anesthesiologist's duty to monitor head position in the perioperative period. 20 Aug 2009
• [BGH, Beschl. 6. May 2008, Az: VI ZR 250/07--from freestyle to responsibility] 10 Aug 2009
• Pedriatric emergency medicine: legal briefs. 30 Jul 2009
• NY: Failure to administer TPA to stroke victim: TPA not indicated while in defendants' care. Flanagan v. Catskill Regional Medical Center, 2009-NY-06161 (8/11/2009)-NY. 30 Jul 2009
• Texas court overturns motion granting new trial Case on point: In Re Columbia Med. Ctr. of Las Colinas, Subsidiary, L.R-0707.1263(7/3/2009)-TX. 30 Jul 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

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Technical information about 'Malpractice'

Definition: Failure of a professional person, a physician or lawyer, to render proper services through reprehensible ignorance or negligence or through criminal intent, especially when injury or loss follows. (Random House Unabridged Dictionary, 2d ed)

Descriptor UI: D008318

Alternative terms: Malpractice; Negligence, Professional; Negligence;

Related Mesh Headings: Insurance, Liability; Professional Misconduct;

Allowable Qualifiers: classification; economics; history; legislation & jurisprudence; statistics & numerical data; trends;

Tree Number: I01.880.604.583.524; N03.706.535.606;

Technical Notes: not restricted to med malpractice; coord IM with specialty (IM)