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Medicolegal issues in pediatrics

Title
Medicolegal issues in pediatrics / author, Committee on Medical Liability and Risk Management ; editors, Steven M. Donn, MD, FAAP; Gary N. McAbee, DO, JD, FAAP.
Publication
Elk Grove Village, IL : American Academy of Pediatrics, 2012.

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Additional Authors
  • Donn, Steven M.
  • McAbee, Gary N.
  • American Academy of Pediatrics. Committee on Medical Liability.
Description
vi, 283 pages : illustrations, forms; 28 cm
Summary
One third of pediatricians will be sued for medical liability over the course of their careers. Pediatricians need to be aware of this fact and take steps to reduce the likelihood of being sued. This book offers a wide range of medicolegal topics that affect the practice of pediatrics from residency through retirement. It provides pediatricians with detailed information on common pediatric malpractice claims and specific risk management strategies to reduce the threat of being sued and make it easier to defend a claim. In addition, it explains in simple language the anatomy of a malpractice lawsuit, guidance for coping with malpractice litigation stress, and the basics of professional liability insurance for pediatricians. Resources for managing the specific risks of newborn care, adolescent care, and pediatric emergency medicine are included. New to this edition are chapters on the medicolegal risks associated with the reporting of child abuse and neglect, health care fraud and abuse, and an expanded chapter on patient safety.
Subject
  • Pediatricians > Malpractice > United States
  • Pediatrics > legislation & jurisprudence
  • Insurance, Liability > legislation & jurisprudence
  • Liability, Legal
  • Malpractice > legislation & jurisprudence
  • United States
Bibliography (note)
  • Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN
  • 9781581105841 (pbk.)
  • 1581105843 (pbk.)
LCCN
2011900506
OCLC
  • ocn767564661
  • 767564661
  • SCSB-14171192
Owning Institutions
Columbia University Libraries