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Health Care Malpractice: A Primer on Legal Issues for Professionals [Paperback]

Ron Scott (Author), Ronald W. Scott (Author)


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Book Description

December 11, 1998
Gives information on the ethical issues and decisions which health care providers in health-related professions must face. This edition covers the unique constructs of managed care and its implications for malpractice liability, and traces a malpractice action from incident to finding of liability.

Product Details

  • Paperback: 264 pages
  • Publisher: McGraw-Hill Publishing Co; 2 Sub edition (December 11, 1998)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 0070541450
  • ISBN-13: 978-0070541450
  • Product Dimensions: 7.8 x 5.1 x 1 inches
  • Shipping Weight: 1 pounds
  • Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,952,410 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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This chapter provides an overview of the crises in general and health care malpractice litigation and suggests possible reasons why selected clinical health care disciplines might be experiencing greater or lesser degrees of exposure to liability risk. Read the first page
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health care malpractice liability, health care malpractice cases, care clinical professionals, health care malpractice lawsuit, malpractice legal actions, care malpractice lawsuits, care malpractice claim, exculpatory release, care malpractice actions, civil legal case, patient care documentation, patient abandonment, strict product liability, disclosure elements, civil legal actions, litigation crisis, health care service delivery, primary health care professional, ordinary reasonable person, professional negligence, tort victim, gag clauses, comparative fault, professional practice standards, therapeutic promise
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United States, New York, American Physical Therapy Association, Aspen Publishers, Community Hospital, Long Island Railroad, Mosby Year-Book, Phys Ther, Regents of the University of California, American Bar Association, Good Samaritan, Health Lawyer, Legal Aspects of Documenting Patient Care
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