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Investigational Treatments: Coverage, Controversy, And Consensus, Mary Ader Jan 1996

Investigational Treatments: Coverage, Controversy, And Consensus, Mary Ader

Annals of Health Law and Life Sciences

Medical and legal controversies surrounding payment for investigative treatments abound. The debate should be moved from the legal to the medical arena, and health plans should support the quest for scientific evidence by contributing to well-conceived clinical trials in appropriate circumstances.


Legal And Political Issues Facing Telemedicine, Kathleen M. Vyborny Jan 1996

Legal And Political Issues Facing Telemedicine, Kathleen M. Vyborny

Annals of Health Law and Life Sciences

The emergence of telemedicine-medical diagnosis and treatment via telecommunications-offers the promise of reduced cost, improved patient outcomes, and greater access to quality medical care. But a variety of legal barriers to telemedicine must be addressed to assure its effective use.


Equicare: A Model For Quality Health Care And Consumer Choice In State Health System Reform, Lois Snyder Jan 1996

Equicare: A Model For Quality Health Care And Consumer Choice In State Health System Reform, Lois Snyder

Annals of Health Law and Life Sciences

Equicare is a proposed market-based, proconsumer approach to state health care reform. While it was developed for a gubernatorial primary race in Pennsylvania, it addresses problems that arise in every state, including incomplete access, inadequacies in public programs, and inefficiencies in care.


Rights Of The Terminally Ill Patient, John Hodgson Jan 1996

Rights Of The Terminally Ill Patient, John Hodgson

Annals of Health Law and Life Sciences

An examination of the rights in the United Kingdom of terminally ill patients, both competent and incompetent, shows the struggle courts face.


National Repositories Of Information: A Comparison Of The National Practitioner Data Bank In The United States And The National Confidential Enquiry Into Perioperative Deaths In The United Kingdom, Gail Daubert Jan 1996

National Repositories Of Information: A Comparison Of The National Practitioner Data Bank In The United States And The National Confidential Enquiry Into Perioperative Deaths In The United Kingdom, Gail Daubert

Annals of Health Law and Life Sciences

Both the United States and the United Kingdom have created national data banks intended to improve the quality of medical care by identifying and reducing medical errors. A comparison of the United States' National Practitioner Data Bank to the United Kingdom's National Confidential Enquiry into Perioperative Deaths sheds insight on how well these goals are being met.


Causation Issues In Medical Malpractice: A United Kingdom Perspective, Marc S. Stauch Jan 1996

Causation Issues In Medical Malpractice: A United Kingdom Perspective, Marc S. Stauch

Annals of Health Law and Life Sciences

In the United Kingdom, the most difficult aspect of proving a medical malpractice claim may be establishing causation-the link between the medical professional's breach of duty and the patient's damages. Because the traditional "but for" test unfairly burdens the plaintiff, a rule such as the "loss of chance" doctrine would be more equitable.


The Embryonic Self-Evaluative Privilege: A Primer For Health Care Lawyers, Thomas F. O'Neil Iii, Adam H. Charnes Jan 1996

The Embryonic Self-Evaluative Privilege: A Primer For Health Care Lawyers, Thomas F. O'Neil Iii, Adam H. Charnes

Annals of Health Law and Life Sciences

In an era in which health care fraud is a top law enforcement priority, internal audits by health care entities are increasingly important. While the self-evaluative privilege, intended to encourage voluntary, confidential self-analysis, offers some protection of such sommunications, its scope is restricted.


Disclosing The Identities Of Juvenile Felons: Introducing Accountability To Juvenile Justice, Arthur R. Blum Jan 1996

Disclosing The Identities Of Juvenile Felons: Introducing Accountability To Juvenile Justice, Arthur R. Blum

Loyola University Chicago Law Journal

No abstract provided.


The Peculiar Place Of Adolescents In The Hiv-Aids Epidemic: Unusual Progress & Usual Inadequacies In "Adolescent Jurisprudence", Roger J.R. Levesque Jan 1996

The Peculiar Place Of Adolescents In The Hiv-Aids Epidemic: Unusual Progress & Usual Inadequacies In "Adolescent Jurisprudence", Roger J.R. Levesque

Loyola University Chicago Law Journal

No abstract provided.


Ethics In Law And Politics, Paul Simon Senator Jan 1996

Ethics In Law And Politics, Paul Simon Senator

Loyola University Chicago Law Journal

No abstract provided.


American Principles And The Evolving Ethos Of American Legal Practice, Harrison Sheppard Jan 1996

American Principles And The Evolving Ethos Of American Legal Practice, Harrison Sheppard

Loyola University Chicago Law Journal

No abstract provided.


Mentor, Mercenary Or Melding: An Empirical Inquiry Into The Role Of The Lawyer, Margaret Ann Wilkinson, Peter Mercer, Terra Strong Jan 1996

Mentor, Mercenary Or Melding: An Empirical Inquiry Into The Role Of The Lawyer, Margaret Ann Wilkinson, Peter Mercer, Terra Strong

Loyola University Chicago Law Journal

No abstract provided.


The Two-Way Street Of Insurance Good Faith: Under Construction, But Not Yet Open, Douglas R. Richmond Jan 1996

The Two-Way Street Of Insurance Good Faith: Under Construction, But Not Yet Open, Douglas R. Richmond

Loyola University Chicago Law Journal

No abstract provided.


Changing Technologies And The Expectation Of Privacy: A Modern Dilemma, Michelle Skatoff Gee Jan 1996

Changing Technologies And The Expectation Of Privacy: A Modern Dilemma, Michelle Skatoff Gee

Loyola University Chicago Law Journal

No abstract provided.


Illinois' Landmark Tort Reform: The Sponsor's Policy Explanation, Kirk W. Dillard Jan 1996

Illinois' Landmark Tort Reform: The Sponsor's Policy Explanation, Kirk W. Dillard

Loyola University Chicago Law Journal

No abstract provided.


Managing Complex Litigation In The Illinois Courts, Mark C. Weber Jan 1996

Managing Complex Litigation In The Illinois Courts, Mark C. Weber

Loyola University Chicago Law Journal

No abstract provided.


Truth-In-Sentencing: Illinois Adds Yet Another Layer Of Reform To Its Complicated Code Of Corrections, Gregory W. O'Reilly Jan 1996

Truth-In-Sentencing: Illinois Adds Yet Another Layer Of Reform To Its Complicated Code Of Corrections, Gregory W. O'Reilly

Loyola University Chicago Law Journal

No abstract provided.


Shopping For Defendants: Market Liability Under The Illinois Drug Dealer Liability Act, Wendy Stasell Jan 1996

Shopping For Defendants: Market Liability Under The Illinois Drug Dealer Liability Act, Wendy Stasell

Loyola University Chicago Law Journal

No abstract provided.


Charles V. Seigfried: Social Host Liability Takes A Back Seat To Judicial Restraint, Cary R. Latimer Jan 1996

Charles V. Seigfried: Social Host Liability Takes A Back Seat To Judicial Restraint, Cary R. Latimer

Loyola University Chicago Law Journal

No abstract provided.


Mend It, Bend It, And Extend It: The Fate Of Traditional Law School Methodology In The 21st Century, Ruta K. Stropus Jan 1996

Mend It, Bend It, And Extend It: The Fate Of Traditional Law School Methodology In The 21st Century, Ruta K. Stropus

Loyola University Chicago Law Journal

No abstract provided.


Commentary On Capital Punishment: Is There Any Habeas Left In This Corpus?, Ronald J. Tabak Jan 1996

Commentary On Capital Punishment: Is There Any Habeas Left In This Corpus?, Ronald J. Tabak

Loyola University Chicago Law Journal

No abstract provided.


Making A Difference: The Attorney's Role As Child Advocate, Anne M. Burke Justice Jan 1996

Making A Difference: The Attorney's Role As Child Advocate, Anne M. Burke Justice

Loyola University Chicago Law Journal

No abstract provided.


Standards Of Appellate Review For Denial Of Counsel And Ineffective Assistance Of Counsel In Child Protection And Parental Severance Cases, William Wesley Patton Jan 1996

Standards Of Appellate Review For Denial Of Counsel And Ineffective Assistance Of Counsel In Child Protection And Parental Severance Cases, William Wesley Patton

Loyola University Chicago Law Journal

No abstract provided.


Missouri V. Jenkins: The Beginning Of The End For Desegregation, Chelsey Parkman Jan 1996

Missouri V. Jenkins: The Beginning Of The End For Desegregation, Chelsey Parkman

Loyola University Chicago Law Journal

No abstract provided.


Secrecy And Genetics In Adoption Law And Practice, Demosthenes A. Lorandos Jan 1996

Secrecy And Genetics In Adoption Law And Practice, Demosthenes A. Lorandos

Loyola University Chicago Law Journal

No abstract provided.


The Primary Profit Objective Test: An Unworkable Standard?, Michelle B. O'Connor Jan 1996

The Primary Profit Objective Test: An Unworkable Standard?, Michelle B. O'Connor

Loyola University Chicago Law Journal

No abstract provided.


Capital Punishment: Is There Any Habeas Left In This Corpus?, Ronald J. Tabak, Stephen B. Bright, Susan Getzendanner, Scharlette Holdman, Andrea Lyon, E. Michael Mccann, Michael Place Rev., Andrew L. Sonner, Jeffrey Urdangen, Larry Yackle Jan 1996

Capital Punishment: Is There Any Habeas Left In This Corpus?, Ronald J. Tabak, Stephen B. Bright, Susan Getzendanner, Scharlette Holdman, Andrea Lyon, E. Michael Mccann, Michael Place Rev., Andrew L. Sonner, Jeffrey Urdangen, Larry Yackle

Loyola University Chicago Law Journal

No abstract provided.


Florida Bar V. Went For It, Inc.: Restricting Attorney Advertising To Preserve The Image Of The Legal Profession, Jodi Vanderwater Jan 1996

Florida Bar V. Went For It, Inc.: Restricting Attorney Advertising To Preserve The Image Of The Legal Profession, Jodi Vanderwater

Loyola University Chicago Law Journal

No abstract provided.


Individualism, Professional Ethics, And The Sense Of Community: From Runnymede To A London Telephone Booth, George Anastaplo Jan 1996

Individualism, Professional Ethics, And The Sense Of Community: From Runnymede To A London Telephone Booth, George Anastaplo

Loyola University Chicago Law Journal

No abstract provided.


New York Public Transit Fare Hike Proceeds Despite Injunction Attempt, Rana Abbasi Jan 1996

New York Public Transit Fare Hike Proceeds Despite Injunction Attempt, Rana Abbasi

Loyola Consumer Law Review

No abstract provided.