Medical Liability for Pediatricians |
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| Author:
| Berger, Jan Ellen |
| Contribution by:
| American Academy of Pediatrics, Committee on Medical Liability Staff, |
| Editor:
| Deitschel, Charles H. |
| ISBN: | 978-1-58110-122-5 |
| Publication Date: | Jul 2003 |
| Publisher: | American Academy of Pediatrics
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| Book Format: | Paperback |
| List Price: | AUD $62.95 |
Book Description:
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Medical Liability for Pediatricians includes practical, easy-to-use-tools: Selecting an insurance company; fifty questions to ask when buying insurance; Ten risk-management principles in telephone care; documentation dos and don'ts; warning signs of a potential lawsuit, how to be an effective witness; testiying as a medical expert witness; and much more. With comprehensive coverage of the broad issues facing pediatricians, you will find information on: risk identification / risk...
More DescriptionMedical Liability for Pediatricians includes practical, easy-to-use-tools: Selecting an insurance company; fifty questions to ask when buying insurance; Ten risk-management principles in telephone care; documentation dos and don'ts; warning signs of a potential lawsuit, how to be an effective witness; testiying as a medical expert witness; and much more. With comprehensive coverage of the broad issues facing pediatricians, you will find information on: risk identification / risk management / liability insurance/ patient safety / managed care liability / record keeping / newborn care / adolescent care / emergency medicine / vaccine adminstration / telemedicine / error reporting / informed consent / optimizing patient relationships / alternative dispute resolution / and much more.