Medical Malpractice on Trial
Medical Malpractice on Trial

Author: Paul C. Weiler

Publisher: Harvard University Press

Published: 1991

Total Pages: 268

ISBN-13: 9780674561205

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Medical malpractice has been at the center of recurring tort crises for the last quarter-century. In 1960, expenditures on medical liability insurance in the United States amounted to about $60 million. In 1988, the figure topped $7 billion. Physicians have responded not simply with expensive methods of "defensive medicine" but also with successful pressure upon state legislatures to cut back on the tort rights of seriously injured patients. Various reforms have been proposed to deal with the successive crises, but so far none have proved to be effective and fair. In this landmark book, Paul Weiler argues for a two-part approach to the medical malpractice crisis. First, he proposes a thorough revision of the current tort liability regime, which would concentrate available resources on meeting actual financial losses of seriously injured victims. It would also shift the focus of tort liability from the individual doctor to the hospital or other health care organization. This would elicit more effective quality assurance programs from the institutions that are in the best position to reduce our current unacceptable rate of physician-induced injuries. But in states such as New York, Florida, and Illinois, where the current situation seems to have gone beyond the help of even drastic tort reform, the preferred solution is a no-fault system. Weiler shows how such a system would provide more equitable compensation, more effective prevention, and more economical administration than any practical alternative.

Antitrust Law Developments
Antitrust Law Developments

Author: Debra J. Pearlstein

Publisher: American Bar Association

Published: 2002

Total Pages: 952

ISBN-13: 9781590310632

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Rev. ed. of : Antitrust law developments (fourth). c1997.

Problems in Health Care Law
Problems in Health Care Law

Author: Robert Miller

Publisher: Jones & Bartlett Learning

Published: 2006

Total Pages: 913

ISBN-13: 0763745553

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This classic text has been extensively updated and restructured to use the "problems" approach which analyzes underlying, conflicting public policies and the legal solutions for those problems. It continues to be the helpful one-volume overview of healthcare law that it and its predecessor, Problems in Hospital Law, have been since 1968. Topics covered include: organizational, physical, and staffing resources; relationships with patients including both medical decision-making issues and the handling of medical information; financing of health care services; and liability issues.

Problems in Health Care Law
Problems in Health Care Law

Author: John E. Steiner

Publisher: Jones & Bartlett Publishers

Published: 2014

Total Pages: 613

ISBN-13: 1449604625

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The Tenth Edition of Problems in Health Care Law continues to be the authoritative foundational textbook that covers the key components of our legal system and its application to our healthcare system. Students will come away with a clear understanding of how individual rights are defined and protected in the health care setting; how healthcare services are defined, insured and paid for; how individual providers organize and govern themselves and many other core features of how our healthcare system is organized and administered. The Tenth Edition is an extensive revision that covers HIPAA, health care reform, and offers several chapters not included in previous editions. Under the guidance of new lead editor John E. Steiner, Jr., Esq., Problems in Health Care Law, Tenth Edition, brings together the work of authors who represent some of the best thinking and analyses of the issues by legal practitioners and business advisors in the thick of health care reform, delivery, payment, client counseling and contested legal matters. Key Features: * Each chapter provides a combination of broad concepts, learning objectives, practical examples, and instructor led questions. * Offers more robust pedagogical features including art work, diagrams, checklists, side bars, and more. * Includes a rich diversity of material from leading authorities with private law firm experience, national trade association advocacy and policy work, significant 'hands-on' healthcare institutional work and diverse publishing experiences. Problems in Health Care Law, Tenth Edition is a valuable resource for students and instructors who are learning about, involved in, or guiding the 'next generation' of administrators, policy makers, lawyers, physicians, nurses and others who form the backbone of our health care system.