Medical Malpractice
| Patient Compensation Funds |
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| In response to the increased cost and reduced availability of medical malpractice insurance, about one-third of the states have created Patient Compensation Funds (PCF), which are malpractice liability funding mechanisms. Under PCF statutes, the liability of healthcare providers and institutions is limited to a specified amount, and the state establishes funds to compensate success malpractice plaintiffs for damages in excess of that specified amount. The provider or institution buys basic malpractice limits of coverage from a private insurer and further coverage through the PCF. More... |
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| Malpractice Arising from Bad Surgical Techniques |
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| When an operation is unsuccessful, the injured patient and his or her family may seek to blame the physician. It certainly is tempting to look to the surgeon's technique when the patient's injury is the result of inadvertent cutting, tearing or crushing of tissue, or hemorrhaging from poorly tied blood vessels. Frequently, it is the bad technique of the surgeon that is responsible for the mishap, but that is not always the case. More... |
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| Ethical and Malpractice Issues of Psychologists in Hospital Practice |
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| With increasing frequency, psychologists are working within a hospital setting. The reasons are varied: patients must be hospitalized; opportunities exist to work with other healthcare providers; and insurance companies require hospital privileges as a prerequisite for reimbursement. This expansion out of the private office to the hospital not only creates a more challenging and rewarding practice but it also gives rise to new ethical and malpractice dilemmas for the psychologist. More... |
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| Malpractice in Female Sterilization |
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| In order to permanently prevent a woman from becoming pregnant, a physician may perform one of a number of sterilization procedures. Sterilization may be accomplished through the removal of the uterus, both ovaries, both fallopian tubes, or a closure of the fallopian tubes. A tubal closure is currently the most common procedure when the sole purpose of the procedure is to prevent pregnancy. More... |
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| The Discovery Rule and Medical Malpractice |
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| The Discovery Rule and Medical Malpractice More... |
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