59 Search Results for Malpractice Claims on Delivery and
Some researchers have suggested that increased liability not only encourages physicians to practice defensive medicine, but also undermines many patients access to much needed medical services (Hyman & Silver, 2004).
Boulard (2002) cites many Continue Reading...
Malpractice in Advanced Nursing Practice
A CLOSER LOOK
Legal/Ethical Principles
When nurses pursued independent practice outside hospitals, the law supported their bid to breach traditional roles (Kjervik & Brous, 2013). This phenomenon was de Continue Reading...
The plaintiff, however, has a burden of proof prior to any other technical issues. In addition, because of the nature of the allegation, and the fact that normal members of a jury or judge cannot be expected to understand complext medical terms and Continue Reading...
Health Care
The objective of this study is to discuss medical malpractice and to support the opinion that this is in need of a reform.
Many people die each year from medical errors and many others are seriously injured. It is reported that the Ins Continue Reading...
Medical Malpractice/Frivolous Lawsuits
The Effect of Medical Malpractice/Frivolous Lawsuits on Healthcare
The costs of medical malpractice insurance are rising yearly. These expenses affect medical practitioners in a number of ways, including such Continue Reading...
Rising Cost of Medical Malpractice: The Impact of Medical Insurance on Patients and Physicians
The purpose of this study is to examine the extent to which rising medical malpractice premiums have affected the quality care provided by physicians. Res Continue Reading...
Organizational Leadership in a Health Care Setting
Current Practice Setting
Recent work environments among practicing nurses show that the domain of personnel lacks in collaboration with patient and family in the job descriptions and policies durin Continue Reading...
Social, Cultural, And Political Influence in Healthcare Delivery
Social, cultural, and political inequalities are detrimental to the health and healthcare system of the U.S. This is because the U.S. is one of the most multicultural, overpopulated, d Continue Reading...
Mitchell. The left arm of the child had to be amputated because of the unsuccessful vascular operation. According to the court session, there was a question to be answered in relation to the agency theory in determining the role of Dr. Williams in t Continue Reading...
Fault: An Alternative to the Current Tort-Based System in England and Wales
The United Kingdom
statistics regarding claims
THE NATIONAL HEALTH SYSTEM
OBSTACLES TO DUE PROCESS
THE CASE FOR REFORM
THE REGULATORY ENVIRONMENT
THE RISING COST OF LI Continue Reading...
health care in the United States has been the source of heated debate for a number of years. Although the publicity surrounding the issue has been considerable and made to look like it is a recent problem facing the nation, the problem, in reality, Continue Reading...
Passing Congress with bipartisan support, the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA, Public Law 104-191) became the legislative vehicle to address those issues. Your health information cannot be used or shared without your writt Continue Reading...
" (nd, p.1) There are stated to be eight elements of 'Enterprise Risk Management' which include those as follows:
(1) Education and Internal Environment: Staff should be educated in the overall risk management philosophy and risk appetite, integrity Continue Reading...
Business Law
The Differences between Civil Law and Criminal Law:
To a layman who is not familiar with the various concepts of Law, criminal Law may be more familiar because of intense interest in criminal cases that are tried in courts of law and t Continue Reading...
Attorneys, however, note that the suits are reflective of an increase in negligent doctors, who are hard pressed to serve a larger and more demanding patient load. Medical care is more costly and it is true that doctors fail to establish bedside rel Continue Reading...
Stakeholders
The insurance defense lawyers association as well as plaintiff bar associations have a great deal to lose through medical malpractice tort reform. Likewise, medical malpractice insurance companies also have an interest in the legislati Continue Reading...
Healthcare: A focus on Leadership, Culture, and Systems
HEALTHCARE: A FOCUS ON LEADERSHIP
As organizations are growing progressively competitive, it is very clear that the need to even extend to other entry modes really does vary considerably in po Continue Reading...
Burn-Care Unit: Reducing Operational Costs- Focus on Labor Expenses
1.0. Executive Summary
To remain relevant in the long-term, the Burn-Care Unit ought to adopt either of these two strategies, or combine both in a hybrid mix: reduce costs or boost Continue Reading...
Healthcare Administration: Healthcare Law, Cultural Diversity, And Principles of Accounting
Cities, Suburbs, And Rural Areas
Rural areas are geographic areas located away from suburbs and cities, often characterized by a small population and abunda Continue Reading...
Future Trends in Health Care
Direct communication with patients remains to be an obstacle in the quest of achieving effective patient-physician relationship. Nevertheless, e-communication with clients by use of websites, telephone, and e-mail has fo Continue Reading...
(Chizek, 2003)
The Role legal nurse consultant may provide service in a number of roles, including but not limited to:
Consulting expert
Testifying expert
Facility-based investigator
Trainer and in-service presenter
Peer reviewer
Quality impr Continue Reading...
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Nursing and the ER
The Emergency Room is often one of the most visible parts of healthcare for political debate. It is also one of the most difficult environments for a modern nurse. It is interesting that one of the founders of modern Continue Reading...
Mcardie Estate v. Cox case, by providing a case summary, comparison of exclusive professional practice scope and right to health care professionals' title, and protections for healthcare workings abiding by practice standards.
Malpractice and ne Continue Reading...
Therefore in the economic sense many institutions have been viewed to lay back.
Knowledge and Expertise in Telemedicine
Another challenge has to do with the limited knowledge and expertise in telemedicine as well as the need for enhanced and modif Continue Reading...
Graduate Admissions
M.S. Global Affairs
Graduate Program Admissions
My goals of entering the graduate program at M.S. Global Affairs is to further my education and to enter the work field excellently prepared.
Previous Education and Work Experien Continue Reading...
Telemedicine: Will telemedicine improve the quality of healthcare and its delivery for remotely located advanced healthcare para-professionals?
The basic purpose of this study is to discuss whether telemedicine will improve the quality of health car Continue Reading...
Genetics Technology
WHERE THE BUCK STOPS
Interdisciplinary Team
This will consist of a physician, a geneticist, an ethicist, a lawyer or legal practitioner, and a health care provider. The physician or pediatrician will make the diagnosis (of Tay- Continue Reading...
Sheriff Jim Jones has a propensity to denigrate minorities. He has a team of investigating officers that all belong to the Caucasian race. It implies that Sheriff Jones has recruited his team on a racial basis rather than on professional grounds. Th Continue Reading...
Ethical Practice Involves Working Positively Diversity Difference
Counseling is a profession that involves associations based on principles and values ethically. Patients are able to benefit by understanding themselves better and through creating re Continue Reading...
This idea is supported by a Journal of the American Medical Association. The study found that 60% of the teens surveyed said that their parents knew they were using a clinic for sexual health services. These statistics act as a counterweight to the Continue Reading...
Lack of a comprehensive education and lack of knowledge in EBP could lead many of the nurses that work in hospitals around the country to make errors, which would negatively affect the patient care and predispose them to increased chances of litigat Continue Reading...
The questions on legal liability issues were minimal as the field of legal issues is new in nursing. The questions addressed a theoretical part regarding the legal liability issues. They were no need of clarification since the questionnaires were ea Continue Reading...
There are no deductibles and no user fees nor limits to contributions on the plan. There are also no restrictions on services to be used and no premiums to pay for basic care coverage other than taxes, a far cry from the high deductibles, co-pays an Continue Reading...
Hisory of Palliatve Care
Palliative Care
Palliative Care Methods
Palliative care entails assisting patients get through pain caused by different diseases. The patient may be ailing from any diseases, be it curable or untreatable. Even patient who Continue Reading...
The health record, also known as the medical record, is a systematic documentation of a patient's medical history and care. While the primary purpose of health records is to record details regarding patient care and treatment to provide continuity of Continue Reading...
Determination of Federal Court of Appeal in the case of Canterbury vs. Spence
Canterbury filed a lawsuit against Spence in the United States. In this lawsuit, Canterbury alleged that Dr. Spence had shown negligence when performing laminectomy on Can Continue Reading...
Business Ethics
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Higher Health Care Costs on Businesses
Without doubt, America faces some heavy challenges in the forthcoming years. First, still reeling from the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001, the United States struggles to find the medium ground between Continue Reading...
3 million buildings and plots of land. If it can conservatively be assumed that a minimum of five persons are affected for each business and a minimum of two persons for each building, then some 5 million people are directly involved in property-rest Continue Reading...