Law & Medicine
Law & Medicine
EMTALA – statutory law
Penalties for EMTALA violations include fines up to $50,000 per violation, and/or nullification of Medicare provider agreements.
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Facing a medical board investigation
What steps should you take when your state medical board requests the medical records of an angry patient who has filed a formal complaint against...
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Medical boards investigating negligence
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Law & Medicine: Disciplinary function of state medical boards
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Law & Medicine: Discovery rule and statute of limitations
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
Law & Medicine
Law & Medicine: Locality rule
How much influence do local care standards have in medical liability cases?
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Dispensing with expert testimony
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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Law & Medicine: Health care costs and defensive medicine
How widespread is the practice of defensive medicine among U.S. physicians, and what effect does it have on the nation’s health care costs?
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Oral contraception and medical liability
Can physicians be held liable for ‘wrongful life’ for prenatal advice or faulty oral contraceptives?