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Review Of "Health Law And Bioethics: Cases In Context", Michele L. Mekel Sep 2010

Review Of "Health Law And Bioethics: Cases In Context", Michele L. Mekel

Michele L Mekel

A review of the book "Health Law and Bioethics: Cases in Context"


Emerging Issues In Health Care Regulation: Protecting Patients Or Punishing Providers, Michele L. Mekel May 2010

Emerging Issues In Health Care Regulation: Protecting Patients Or Punishing Providers, Michele L. Mekel

Michele L Mekel

No credible claim can assuage the assertion that medical errors beleaguer the health care industry and pose grave danger to patients. As with any issue that impacts both a significant segment of the population and a sizable component of the economy, the government has a vested interest. To that end, governmental forces, both state and federal, increasingly have turned toward the enactment of quality of care and patient protection regulation. Yet, such a command-and-control solution, although comparatively easy to institute, may not provide the optimal resolution. In fact, such top-down regulatory responses to health care quality and patient safety concerns …


Reasons To Pass Health Reform, Robert B. Leflar, Hershey Garner Md Mar 2010

Reasons To Pass Health Reform, Robert B. Leflar, Hershey Garner Md

Robert B Leflar

Column 5 (of 5) on the health reform debate


Health Reform: Arkansas Impacts, Robert B. Leflar Feb 2010

Health Reform: Arkansas Impacts, Robert B. Leflar

Robert B Leflar

Column 4 (of 5) on the health reform debate