Avoiding Medical Malpractice

Download or read book Avoiding Medical Malpractice written by William Choctaw and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2008-03-26 with total page 106 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Written by an MD/JD, this book offers a unique perspective on medical-legal issues surrounding daily clinical practice. It covers all the essentials and tells the inside secrets of how to avoid cases that cost the medical community millions each year. Readers will learn basic law and the ways laws are interpreted. In addition, the book focuses on the law-medicine-politics triangle and its effect on physicians, the impact of — and issues related to — diversity in medical malpractice, and other essential topics. Physicians who better understand malpractice laws are better clinical decision makers who feel more confident in their ability as doctors.