What triggers a patient to sue his physician? / David C. Urquira -- Ways to avoid malpractice / David C. Urquira -- Creating medical records that are suit resistant / David E. Attarian -- How to document patient discussions, and operative and procedure permits and properly dismiss a patient from your practice / David E. Attarian -- Standard of care / Leonard Berlin -- Proximate cause / Leonard Berlin -- What you should know about HIPPA / Stephen H. Johnson -- Personality characteristics of the litigant patient / Richard J. Nasca -- How to structure your office to avoid malpractice / Deborah N. Meyer -- Avoiding complications and managing risk / David E. Attarian -- Anatomy of a lawsuit / Robert M. Clay -- What a plaintiff's attorney looks for in a malpractice case / Lee A. Whitehurst and Roger L. Young -- Players in the malpractice arena / Richard J. Nasca -- Evaluating your assigned attorney / David E. Attarian -- Personal legal representation during medical malpractice defense / Erle E. Peacock Jr. The deposition - a place of great danger and great opportunity / Lee Whitehurst -- Participating in your own defense / Louise B. Andrew -- When the expert is not an expert / Louise B. Andrew -- Alternative dispute resolution / Albert E. Sanders -- Attending trial / Richard J. Nasca -- Settlement of medical malpractice cases / Roger L. Young -- Matters before the medical board / Robert M. Clay & H. Diane Meelheim -- The criminalization of medical errors / Thomas R. McLean -- Reaction to a claim: how a malpractice suit affects you / Richard J. Nasca -- Managing medical malpractice stress / Louise B. Andrew & John-Henry Pfifferling -- Trends in malpractice litigation / Leonard Berlin -- Counterclaims as a strategy to combat frivolous medical malpractice suits / Jeffrey J. Segal -- Lessons learned the hard way / Donald P. Wolfram -- Asset protection techniques / Michael J. Searcy -- Medical professional liability insurance / Theodore L. Passineau.
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