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Hospital Liability analyzes theories of liability for the abuse and neglect of nursing home residents as well as the use of class action lawsuits to improve conditions. This timely book also includes coverage of: Modified Uniform Rights of the Terminally Ill Act for removal of life support, nutrition and hydration; the Emergency Medical Treatment and Active Labor Act (EMTALA); a report by the Institute of Medicine on improving the safety of medical treatment; expansion of HMO liability; employment issues for hospitals, including discrimination against disabled persons and sex discrimination; whether a defendant can be his own expert witness; expert testimony on the general practitioner standard of health care; Good Samaritan statutes and medical emergencies; the effect of "AIDS Phobia" on patients and physicians; and the duty of the medical provider to disclose an economic or personal interest in a recommended procedure.
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Table of contents
CHAPTER 1
Hospital Organizational Structure
CHAPTER 2
Immunity
CHAPTER 3
Hospital Tortious Liability
CHAPTER 4
Standard of Care
CHAPTER 5
Hospital Professional Liability Insurance
CHAPTER 6
Admission and Emergency Treatment
CHAPTER 7
Nosocomial Infections
CHAPTER 8
Equipment Related Patient Injuries
CHAPTER 9
Discharge, Transfer and Referral
CHAPTER 10
Particular Hospital Services
CHAPTER 11
Nursing
CHAPTER 11A
The Hospital Pharmacy
CHAPTER 12
Informed Consent
CHAPTER 13
Refusal of Treatment
CHAPTER 14
Patient Medical Records
CHAPTER 15
Hospital Accreditation
CHAPTER 16
Hospital Liability for Employment Law Violations
CHAPTER 17
HMO Liability for Medical Malpractice
CHAPTER 17A
Telemedicine
CHAPTER 18
Environmental Hazards
CHAPTER 19
Nonmedical Liability
CHAPTER 20
Nursing Home Liability
Glossary
Index
