Risk prevention in ophthalmology /

The press, in both professional medical journals and mass media and, is overflowing with conflicting reports and sometimes confusing data about the costs of medical malpractice litigation. This book shows ophthalmologists how to avoid law suits in the first place.

Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Otros Autores: Kraushar, Marvin F.
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: New York : Springer, ©2008.
Temas:
Ophthalmology > Law and legislation > United States.
Ophthalmologists > Malpractice.
Ophthalmology.
Ophthalmologists.
Ophthalmology > legislation & jurisprudence
Professional Misconduct > legislation & jurisprudence
Malpractice > legislation & jurisprudence
Ophthalmology
Ophtalmologie.
Ophtalmologistes.
ophthalmologists.
MEDICAL > Ophthalmology.
HEALTH & FITNESS > Vision.
Malpractice > legislation & jurisprudence > United States.
Professional Misconduct > legislation & jurisprudence > United States.
Ophthalmology > legislation & jurisprudence > United States.
Ophthalmologists
Ophthalmologists > Malpractice
Ophthalmology > Law and legislation
United States
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Part 1 : General considerations
  • Basic medical malpractice terminology
  • The defense attorney
  • The plaintiff's attorney
  • The trial judge
  • The medical expert
  • Sequence of events in a medical malpractice lawsuit
  • Informed consent
  • The five most effective risk prevention strategies
  • Revelation of adverse events and the conundrum of an apology
  • Part 2 : Risk management in the ophthalmic subspecialties and related fields
  • Anesthesia
  • Cataract surgery
  • Cornea : external disease and contact lenses
  • Drugs
  • Emergencies
  • Glaucoma
  • Neuroophthalmology
  • Oncology
  • Ophthalmic plastic surgery
  • Pediatric ophthalmology
  • Refractive corneal surgery
  • Retina and vitreous
  • Uveitis
  • Part 3 : Personal and business considerations
  • Physician and defendant : living and coping with a double life
  • Medical malpractice insurance : selection of companies and policies.

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