The spectre of destructive malpractice lawsuits haunts every practicing doctor who simply wants protection and peace of mind, but most physicians find the world of malpractice confusing and wrapped in legal riddles. This book’s purpose is to explain medical malpractice concepts in everyday terms, combined with solid practical advice to help you:
- Protect and safeguard your medical career and practice
- Identify what is and isn't considered malpractice
- Readily comply with all legal duties required of doctors
- Prevent malpractice allegations and minimize liability
- Take control to protect assets, and minimize personal and professional losses
- Work with your attorneys to establish the best possible defense
- Walk through each clinical aspect of the patient encounter from the perspective of a malpractice attorney
Author(s): Charles Theisler
Publisher: CRC Press
Year: 2022
Language: English
Pages: 313
City: Boca Raton
Cover
Praise for Maximum Malpractice Protection: A Physician’s Complete Guide
Half Title
Title Page
Copyright Page
Table of Contents
Dedication
Acknowledgment
Introduction
Gateway Essentials
Section I: Malpractice—Knowledge Is Power
1: Physicians and the Law
2: The Doctor-Patient Contract
3: Negligence Principles
4: Malpractice
5: How to Commit Malpractice Without Trying
6: Informed Consent
Section II: Maximum Malpractice Protection
7: Practice Structure
8: The Medical Record
9: Consents and Releases
10: Malpractice Insurance
11: Plaintiff Attorney’s Deposition Outline for Defendant Doctor
12: Cross-Examination of Physician Defendant
13: The Physician’s Defenses
14: Make Your Testimony Shine in Deposition and in Court
15: Core Malpractice Concepts
16: Achieve Maximum Malpractice Protection
Appendix
Complications Connected with Common Medical Procedures
Index
