Risk Management and Medical Liability
Author | : Stephen W. Heath |
Publisher | : DIANE Publishing |
Total Pages | : 57 |
Release | : 1998-10 |
ISBN-10 | : 9780788173059 |
ISBN-13 | : 0788173057 |
Rating | : 4/5 (59 Downloads) |
Book excerpt: Outlines the attitudes, knowledge and skills important to medical care risk management and liability. Provides recommendations that indicate ways to help reduce the incidence of malpractice claims. Addresses the patient-provider relationship, legal definitions, patients rights issues, informed consent, documenting and protecting medical records, issues of physician competence, the most frequent allegations found in IHS/tribal malpractice claims, the Fed. Tort Claims Act and claims processing, malpractice reporting agencies, and malpractice suits against individuals. Includes sample affidavits, and a list of risk mgmt. do's and don'ts.