Avoiding Medical Malpractice: A Physician's Guide to the Law

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.

Author: William Choctaw
Publisher: Springer
Published: 04/11/2008
Pages: 106
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.34lbs
Size: 8.03h x 5.17w x 0.30d
ISBN: 9780387730639