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Medical boards investigating negligence
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- S.Y. Tan, MD, JD
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Law & Medicine: Disciplinary function of state medical boards
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- S.Y. Tan, MD, JD
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Law & Medicine: Discovery rule and statute of limitations
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- S.Y. Tan, MD, JD
When does the clock start – and run out – on the time period in which a patient can bring a malpractice claim?
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Medical errors and the law
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- S.Y. Tan, MD, JD
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Law & Medicine: Locality rule
- Author:
- S.Y. Tan, MD, JD
How much influence do local care standards have in medical liability cases?
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Dispensing with expert testimony
- Author:
- S.Y. Tan, MD, JD
Do patient plaintiffs need expert witnesses to prove medical negligence in malpractice lawsuits?
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Law & Medicine: Which doctors get sued?
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- S.Y. Tan, MD, JD
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Law & Medicine: Which Doctors Get Sued?
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- S.Y. Tan, MD, JD
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Oral contraception and medical liability
- Author:
- S.Y. Tan, MD, JD
Can physicians be held liable for ‘wrongful life’ for prenatal advice or faulty oral contraceptives?
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Oral Contraception and Medical Liability
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- S.Y. Tan, MD, JD
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Medicolegal aspects of sleep apnea
- Author:
- S.Y. Tan, MD, JD
Can third parties sue physicians for injuries arising out of failure to diagnose, treat, or warn when patients have obstructive sleep apnea?
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Update on informed consent
- Author:
- S.Y. Tan, MD, JD
A shift toward a patient-oriented requisite standard of disclosure is changing the risk to physicians posed by informed consent.
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Auto accidents in sleepy medical trainees
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- S.Y. Tan, MD, JD
When sleepy medical residents cause auto accidents after long shifts, can hospitals be found negligent, too?
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Lawsuits against skilled nursing facilities
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- S.Y. Tan, MD, JD
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Failure to warn or report
- Author:
- S.Y. Tan, MD, JD