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Physician-assisted suicide – an update
Has opinion among physicians and lawmakers shifted against legalizing physician-assisted suicide?
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Failure to diagnose is a continuing challenge
What factors are most likely to contribute to diagnosis-related malpractice claims?
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Duty vs. confidentiality
What role does foreseeability play when a physician knows a patient may be a danger to others?
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Shinal v. Toms: It’s Now Harder to Get Informed Consent
Question: Which of the following statements regarding Shinal v Toms, a recent landmark decision on informed consent, is correct?:A. The case was...
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Federal medical tort reform: Has its time come?
Three legal relative newcomers – health courts, apology laws, and safe harbors – appear to be taking center stage in any forthcoming federal tort...
From the Journals
Algorithm-based trunk support system shows potential for recovery of walking ability
An artificial intelligence-derived algorithm is proving to be a step in the right direction for gait rehab after stroke or spinal cord injury.
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Physician liability in opioid deaths
What civil and criminal penalties can physicians face when their patients die from opioid overdoses?
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The perils of the National Practitioner Data Bank
What can be reported to the National Practitioner Data Bank, and how much impact can those reports have on physicians’ careers?
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Determining patients’ decisional capacity
When do patients no longer have the medical capacity to make their own health care decisions, and when can surrogates make those decisions for...
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Update on the False Claims Act
Battles over implied fraud and competing medical opinions may reshape the risk physicians face in False Claims Act cases.
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Update on malpractice trends
Are malpractice claims really on the decline? And how much protection do apology laws actually provide physicians?