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The
Biggest Legal Mistakes Physicians Make and How to Avoid Them
Edited by Steven Babitsky, Esq
and James J. Mangraviti, Jr., Esq
Hardbound, 640 pages
2005, SEAK,
Inc.
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Costly
legal dangers are lurking. Trial lawyers and overzealous government
agents are poised to pounce at the smallest opening. Fortunately,
physicians now have available a critical preventative tool for
legal errors.
The Biggest Legal
Mistakes Physicians Make and How to Avoid Them is the essential,
easy to use desk reference that helps physicians avoid a myriad
of hidden legal pitfalls. The Biggest Legal Mistakes Physicians
Make and How to Avoid Them is written in an extremely readable,
concise format. It clearly flags over 1,200 of the costliest legal
errors physicians make. By referring to this text when needed,
you will be able to:
• Cover
yourself.
• Avoid lawsuits and unnecessary, costly legal errors.
• Get quickly up to speed on legal issues before making
a mistake.
• Be proactive and reduce risk.
• Become more aware of potential liability.
• Get everything you are owed under the law.
• Increase your knowledge, confidence and ability
in dealing with lawyers and legal issues.
Adding this book to
your library is like having your own personal lawyer, experienced
in representing physicians, on retainer to answer questions, 24
hours a day, seven days a week.
Features:
Comprehensive.
Features 120 sections highlighting over 1,200 costly, yet avoidable,
legal errors and omissions physicians frequently make.
Easy
to read. Each section contains an executive summary,
10 biggest mistakes listed in bullet-point fashion, & 10 concise
action steps which show how to avoid the mistake.
Understandable,
bottom-line information. Each section has been specially
written for a physician-reader in simple, understandable language,
not "legalese."
Well
indexed. Contains a detailed index with more than 1,600
terms so you can quickly find what you need.
Authoritative.
Sections written by many of the nation’s premiere lawyers
representing physicians. Each section peer reviewed.
Physician
specific. The legal issues addressed are specific to
the unique legal problems physicians face including: Stark, legal
structuring of practices, HIPAA, licensing, malpractice, certificates
of need, billing audits, peer review, hospital relations, OIG
investigations, employment contracts, covenants not to compete,
and much, much more.
About
the authors:
Steven Babitsky, Esq. and James
J. Mangraviti, Jr., Esq. are the nation’s leading
and most prolific authors and trainers on expert witness issues.
They are both former trial lawyers whose texts include: Cross-Examination:
The Comprehensive Guide for Experts, How to Excel During Cross-Examination,
How to Excel During Depositions, and The Comprehensive
Forensic Services Manual: The Essential Resources for all Experts.
Attorneys Babitsky and Mangraviti have trained thousands of experts
on the skills needed to be more effective and better assist the
trier of fact.
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