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In this article we discuss the medical diagnoses underlying the most common lawsuits involving pediatricians in the United States. Where applicable, specific and general risk-management techniques are noted as a means of increasing... more
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For many adults, a central concern in life is the health and welfare of their children. A new baby ushers in decades of dedicated work and anxiety to foster the child’s life, to limit the inevitable pain, and to provide every advantage... more
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Over the last two decades, health-care professionals in the Western world, especially those involved in obstetric practice, have become increasingly concerned and/or fearful of the risk of facing legal proceedings (Ball et al., 2002;... more
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Employing the CMA (AAMA) to do clinical and administrative procedures in an ambulatory delivery setting is proving to be a cost-effective way of providing high-quality care. The CMA (AAMA) credential represents a Certified Medical... more
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Concerns about legal implications affect many decisions of the average radiologist, and physicians do not always appreciate the validity of these concerns. However, such concerns often influence radiologists' decisions more than is... more
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Edgar Smith conducts an attorneys practice and owns a building company. Smith’s building company needed a financial injection to survive, due to financial problems. Joe De Maggio, a client of Smith, consulted him about a R1 million... more
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Evenimentele adverse ce puteau fi prevenite, cunoscute public sub forma cazurilor de malpraxis, au un impact economic semnificativ la nivel național, prin intermediul pierderilor de venituri, pierderi în ceea ce privește muncile casnice,... more
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The aim of the paper was to examine the use of instructional materials from local resources for art based courses at the tertiary level. The paper examined the concept of instructional materials and their production for instructional... more
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It has long been the position in law that, subject to some minor but important exceptions, property cannot be held in the human body, whether living or dead. In the recent case of Yearworth and Others v North Bristol NHS Trust, however,... more
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The rapid evolution in health care systems has significantly altered the roles and responsibilities of team leaders and charge nurses. Charge nurses and team leaders are responsible for promoting safe and effective patient care and... more
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Medical providers are responsible to keep their patients safe. If there was a breach of the standard of care, then the medical error must have caused the injuries. Sometimes there is medical negligence that takes place yet there is no... more
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