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Hospital
Liability
James Walker Smith
Looseleaf, 700 pages
2008, Law
Journal Press
Updated twice a year. Your purchase
price includes the cost of all previous updates and
any updates that may be issued within three months
of your order. This product is shipped by the publisher.
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"I
highly recommend the book to all those interested in effectively
reducing their hospital's esposure to litigation and liability."
—George A. Sarkar, Ph.D., J.D., former Executive Director
of Manhattan Eye, Ear & Throat Hospital
Whether
you represent hospitals, physicians or their patients, this
acclaimed publication analyzes the impact of the latest
statutes, regulations, cases and trends. Hospital Liability
investigates issues such as HMO liability for medical malpractice;
nonmedical liability; liability for negligent ambulance
service; which states permit recovery for the wrongful death
of a fetus; informed consent and damages for both disclosed
and undisclosed complications; standards for alternative
methods of blood conservation and use; punitive damages;
reporting and evidence preservation requirements in child
abuse and sexual assault cases; pregnancy-related actions;
liability in the areas of blood services, bacterial infections,
anesthesia, radiology, surgery, autopsy, and donation; circumstances
under which a hospital can be liable for the acts of a private
physician; the degree to which the hospital owes an independent
duty of care to the patient; hospital antitrust liability;
and the "right to die," including a discussion
of decision-making tools such as "living wills"
and durable powers of attorney; liability insurance; and
tort reform.
Hospital
Liability analyzes theories of liability for the abuse
and neglect of nursing home residents. This timely book
also includes coverage of the Emergency Medical Treatment
and Active Labor Act (EMTALA); a report by the Institute
of Medicine on improving the safety of medical treatment;
expansion of HMO liability; employment issues for hospitals,
including discrimination against disabled persons and sex
discrimination; expert testimony on the general practitioner
standard of health care; the effects of the AIDS epidemic
and "AIDS Phobia" on patients and physicians;
and the duty of the medical provider to disclose an economic
or personal interest in following a recommended procedure.
About
the author:
James
Walker Smith, a partner in the New York firm of Smith Abbott
LLP, specializes in medical malpractice and product liability
law. Mr. Smith, who holds a J.D. from the Fordham University
School of Law and an LL.M. from New York University, has
written and lectured on hospital law.
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of Contents
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for a Detailed Table of Contents
1:
HOSPITAL ORGANIZATIONAL STRUCTURE
2:
IMMUNITY
3:
HOSPITAL TORTIOUS LIABILITY
4:
STANDARD OF CARE
5:
HOSPITAL PROFESSIONAL LIABILITY INSURANCE
6:
ADMISSION AND EMERGENCY TREATMENT
7: NOSOCOMIAL INFECTIONS
8: EQUIPMENT RELATED PATIENT INJURIES
9: DISCHARGE, TRANSFER AND REFERRAL
10: PARTICULAR HOSPITAL SERVICES
11: NURSING
12: INFORMED CONSENT
13: REFUSAL OF TREATMENT
14: PATIENT MEDICAL RECORDS
15: HOSPITAL ACCREDITATION
16: HOSPITAL LIABILITY FOR EMPLOYMENT LAW VIOLATIONS
17: HMO LIABILITY FOR MEDICAL MALPRACTICE
18: ENVIRONMENTAL HAZARDS
19: NONMEDICAL LIABILITY
20: NURSING HOME LIABILITY
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