Medicine, Malpractice and Misapprehensions
Title | Medicine, Malpractice and Misapprehensions PDF eBook |
Author | Vivienne Harpwood |
Publisher | Routledge Cavendish |
Pages | 224 |
Release | 2007-01-01 |
Genre | Business & Economics |
ISBN | 9780203940457 |
Analyzing the level of claims for clinical negligence in the light of the most recent trends and discovering whether there is indeed a litigation crisis in healthcare, this book is a topical and compelling exploration of healthcare and doctor-patient relationships. The author: identifies and analyzes the growing pressures on doctors in modern society, placing their role in context explores some of the myths surrounding media claims about malpractice considers the practice of 'defensive medicine' and the difference between defensive practices and sensible risk management examines external pressures, such as political interference with clinical practice in the form of target-setting and what might be described as a culture of creeping privatization of healthcare. Covering the topics of medicine and the media and the causes of occupational stress among doctors, this volume is a must read for all students of medical law and medical ethics.
Medicine, Malpractice and Misapprehensions
Title | Medicine, Malpractice and Misapprehensions PDF eBook |
Author | V.H. Harpwood |
Publisher | Routledge |
Pages | 239 |
Release | 2007-12-04 |
Genre | Law |
ISBN | 1134089422 |
Analyzing the level of claims for clinical negligence in the light of the most recent trends and discovering whether there is indeed a litigation crisis in healthcare, this book is a topical and compelling exploration of healthcare and doctor-patient relationships. The author: identifies and analyzes the growing pressures on doctors in modern society, placing their role in context explores some of the myths surrounding media claims about malpractice considers the practice of ‘defensive medicine’ and the difference between defensive practices and sensible risk management examines external pressures, such as political interference with clinical practice in the form of target-setting and what might be described as a culture of creeping privatization of healthcare. Covering the topics of medicine and the media and the causes of occupational stress among doctors, this volume is a must read for all students of medical law and medical ethics.
Medicine, Malpractice and Misapprehensions
Title | Medicine, Malpractice and Misapprehensions PDF eBook |
Author | Vivienne Harpwood |
Publisher | Taylor & Francis |
Pages | 239 |
Release | 2007 |
Genre | Liability insurance |
ISBN | 0415428076 |
There is now incontrovertible evidence that medical mistakes and mishaps occur in significant numbers every year. This book examines the uncertainty and some of the myths surrounding errors and claims in healthcare, and places the arguments surrounding the so-called compensation culture on a stronger statistical, and hence epistemological basis.
Unhealed Wounds
Title | Unhealed Wounds PDF eBook |
Author | Neal C. Hogan |
Publisher | LFB Scholarly Publishing LLC |
Pages | 282 |
Release | 2003 |
Genre | Physicians |
ISBN | 9781931202428 |
Argues that the significant changes in malpractice are not the result of a standardization of care, but the result of a host of other factors - insurer demands, court sensibilities, and medical society politics. [Preface}
The Medical Malpractice Myth
Title | The Medical Malpractice Myth PDF eBook |
Author | Tom Baker |
Publisher | University of Chicago Press |
Pages | 224 |
Release | 2007-08 |
Genre | Law |
ISBN | 0226036499 |
Baker argues that the conventional wisdom about the medical malpractice crisis is a myth, and "the real problem is too much medical malpractice, not too much litigation." He contends that research shows that amounts paid for auto liability, workers' compensation, and product liability insurance dwarf the amounts paid for medical malpractice insurance, which represent less than 1 percent of health care costs. Only 3 percent of medical malpractice victims pursue lawsuits. Baker calls for evidence-based legislative reform which would include a medical injury disclosure and enforcement process; an apology and early-offer procedure; a supplemental no-fault patient-compensation insurance program; and a new insurance requirement to address the excessive insurance premiums of high-risk specialists.
Medical Malpractice in Nineteenth-Century America
Title | Medical Malpractice in Nineteenth-Century America PDF eBook |
Author | Kenneth De Ville |
Publisher | NYU Press |
Pages | 335 |
Release | 1992-04-01 |
Genre | History |
ISBN | 0814744168 |
Highly readable . . . . interdisciplinary history of a high order. -- The Historian Well-written and superbly documented . . . . Both physicians and lawyers will find this book useful and fascinating. -- Journal of the American Medical Association This is the first book-length historical study of medical malpractice in 19th-century America and it is exceedingly well done . . . . The author reveals that, beginning in the 1840s, Americans began to initiate malpractice lawsuits against their physicians and surgeons. Among the reasons for this development were the decline in the belief in divine providence, increased competition between physicians and medical sects, and advances in medical science that led to unrealistically high expectations of the ability of physicians to cure . . . . This book is well written, often entertaining and witty, and is historically accurate, based on the best secondary, as well as primary sources from the time period. Highly recommended. -- Choice Adept at not only traditional historical research but also cultural studies, the author treats the reader to an intriguing discussion of how 19th-century Americans came truly to see their bodies differently . . . . a sophisticated new standard in the field of malpractice history. -- The Journal of the Early RepublicBy far the best compilation and analysis of early medical malpractice cases I have seen . . . . this excellently crafted study is bound to be of interest to a large number of readers. -- James C. Mohr, author of Abortion in America: The Origins and Evolution of a National Policy
Medicine on Trial
Title | Medicine on Trial PDF eBook |
Author | Charles B. Inlander |
Publisher | Pantheon |
Pages | 316 |
Release | 1989 |
Genre | Health & Fitness |
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The People's Medical Society, the nation's largest consumer health organization, presents a shocking volume exposing the underbelly of the medical profession. Using information previously only available in medical journals, this American Nurses Association Book of the Year is a frightening look at preventable medical disasters.