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Full-Text Articles in Medical Jurisprudence
Defensive Medicine And Obstetric Practices, Michael Frakes
Defensive Medicine And Obstetric Practices, Michael Frakes
Cornell Law Faculty Publications
Using data on physician behavior from the 1979–2005 National Hospital Discharge Surveys (NHDS), I estimate the relationship between malpractice pressure, as identified by the adoption of noneconomic damage caps and related tort reforms, and certain decisions faced by obstetricians during the delivery of a child. The NHDS data, supplemented with restricted geographic identifiers, provides inpatient discharge records from a broad enough span of states and covering a long enough period of time to allow for a defensive medicine analysis that draws on an extensive set of variations in relevant tort laws. Contrary to the conventional wisdom, I find no evidence …
Patient Safety, Risk Reduction, And The Law, Larry I. Palmer
Patient Safety, Risk Reduction, And The Law, Larry I. Palmer
Cornell Law Faculty Publications
"Patient safety" has come of age. With the publication of several empirical studies of medical injuries and the recent Institute of Medicine Report, To Err is Human: Building a Safe Health System, scholars from a variety of disciplines are advocating "systems thinking" as a way of preventing medical accidents. These scholars have been influenced by efforts to reduce accidents in other high risk industries such as aviation and scholarship in law proposing "no fault systems" for compensating medical accident victims. This article proposes that in order to incorporate "systems thinking" about medical error reduction, legal scholarship on the health care …
Paying For Suffering: The Problem Of Human Experimentation, Larry I. Palmer
Paying For Suffering: The Problem Of Human Experimentation, Larry I. Palmer
Cornell Law Faculty Publications
No abstract provided.
Universal Health Care And The Continued Reliance On Custom In Determining Medical Malpractice, James A. Henderson Jr., John A. Siliciano
Universal Health Care And The Continued Reliance On Custom In Determining Medical Malpractice, James A. Henderson Jr., John A. Siliciano
Cornell Law Faculty Publications
No abstract provided.
Universal Health Care And The Continued Reliance On Custom In Determining Medical Malpractice, James A. Henderson Jr., John A. Siliciano
Universal Health Care And The Continued Reliance On Custom In Determining Medical Malpractice, James A. Henderson Jr., John A. Siliciano
Cornell Law Faculty Publications
No abstract provided.
Wealth, Equity, And The Unitary Medical Malpractice Standard, John A. Siliciano
Wealth, Equity, And The Unitary Medical Malpractice Standard, John A. Siliciano
Cornell Law Faculty Publications
No abstract provided.
Legal Implications Of Epilepsy, H. Richard Beresford
Legal Implications Of Epilepsy, H. Richard Beresford
Cornell Law Faculty Publications
Physicians who care for patients with epilepsy may function as agents or targets of social control. As agents, they may assist in the identification and control of epileptic drivers, may provide information that enables fair and appropriate job placements for epileptic persons, and give testimony that helps the legal system resolve issues relating to the liability of epileptic persons for harm attributed to seizures or interictal behavioral disturbances. As targets, they may be charged with negligent failure to diagnose, treat, or inform about epilepsy or its associated problems, with failure to exercise due care in protecting persons harmed by their …
Agreements Changing The Forum For Resolving Malpractice Claims, James A. Henderson Jr.
Agreements Changing The Forum For Resolving Malpractice Claims, James A. Henderson Jr.
Cornell Law Faculty Publications
No abstract provided.
Scope Of The Physician’S Duty To Reduce Risks Posed By Epileptic Drivers, H. Richard Beresford
Scope Of The Physician’S Duty To Reduce Risks Posed By Epileptic Drivers, H. Richard Beresford
Cornell Law Faculty Publications
No abstract provided.
Expanding The Negligence Concept: Retreat From The Rule Of Law, James A. Henderson Jr.
Expanding The Negligence Concept: Retreat From The Rule Of Law, James A. Henderson Jr.
Cornell Law Faculty Publications
No abstract provided.
Judicial Review Of Medical Treatment Programs, H. Richard Beresford
Judicial Review Of Medical Treatment Programs, H. Richard Beresford
Cornell Law Faculty Publications
No abstract provided.
Legal Issues Relating To Electroconvulsive Therapy, H. Richard Beresford
Legal Issues Relating To Electroconvulsive Therapy, H. Richard Beresford
Cornell Law Faculty Publications
A survey of 54 psychiatric units disclosed that 49 (91%) were using electroconvulsive (ECT), principally for major depressive illnesses. During the five-year period 1964 to 1968, fractures and other complications of ECT were uncommon. Sudden death was reported in seven cases. During this period, none of the respondents or their affiliated physicians had been involved in lawsuits relating to the use of ECT. In general, suits for injuries occasioned by the use of ECT seem to be declining. Possible remaining problem areas are the performance of ECT without the prior consent of the patient; the failure to have facilities and …