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Title:

Medical malpractice : how to prevent and survive a suit / edited by Richard Nasca ... [et al.].

Edition:

1st ed.

Publisher:

Data Trace Pub. Co,

Copyright Date:

c2005

Description:

xiv, 338 p. : forms ; 26 cm.

Subject:

Physicians--Malpractice--United States--Handbooks, manuals, etc.
Insurance, Physicians' liability--United States--Handbooks, manuals, etc.

Other Authors:

Nasca, Richard.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Contents:

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.

ISBN:

9781574001020 (alk. paper)
1574001027 (alk. paper)

OCLC:

(OCoLC)57193112

LCCN:

2004028809

Locations:

N3AX771 -- Drake Law School Library (Des Moines)