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Using Clinical Practice Guidelines And Knowledge Translation Theory To Cure The Negative Impact Of The National Hospital Peer Review Hearing System On Healthcare Quality, Cost, And Access, Katharine Van Tassel May 2013

Using Clinical Practice Guidelines And Knowledge Translation Theory To Cure The Negative Impact Of The National Hospital Peer Review Hearing System On Healthcare Quality, Cost, And Access, Katharine Van Tassel

Pepperdine Law Review

According to an estimate by the Institute of Medicine made over a decade ago, treatment errors in hospitals alone caused 98,000 deaths yearly. This Institute of Medicine report is proving to be conservative. A recent Consumer Reports investigation came to the conclusion that “[m]ore than 2.25 million Americans will probably die from medical harm this decade…. That’s like wiping out the entire populations of North Dakota, Rhode Island, and Vermont. It’s a manmade disaster.” Thus, it appears that the three major systems in the United States that are designed to improve the quality of patient care — the state medical …


Infant Pain And Suffering: The Valuation Dilemma, Peter N. Kalionzes May 2013

Infant Pain And Suffering: The Valuation Dilemma, Peter N. Kalionzes

Pepperdine Law Review

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Remedy For The Intentional Torts Of A Workmen's Compensation Carrier, Everett E. Demler May 2013

Remedy For The Intentional Torts Of A Workmen's Compensation Carrier, Everett E. Demler

Pepperdine Law Review

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Note: Calvin V. Chater: The Right To Subpoena The Physician In Ssa Cases: Conflict In The Circuits Over The Interpretation Of 20 C.F.R. 404.950(D)(1), Elliot B. Oppenheim Apr 2013

Note: Calvin V. Chater: The Right To Subpoena The Physician In Ssa Cases: Conflict In The Circuits Over The Interpretation Of 20 C.F.R. 404.950(D)(1), Elliot B. Oppenheim

Journal of the National Association of Administrative Law Judiciary

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Medical Expert Testimony In Administrative Hearings , Daniel F. Solomon Apr 2013

Medical Expert Testimony In Administrative Hearings , Daniel F. Solomon

Journal of the National Association of Administrative Law Judiciary

No abstract provided.


Beyond The Threshold: Wincing At Social Security's Process Of Evaluating Pain , David J. Agatstein Apr 2013

Beyond The Threshold: Wincing At Social Security's Process Of Evaluating Pain , David J. Agatstein

Journal of the National Association of Administrative Law Judiciary

No abstract provided.


Workers Compensation: Presenting Medical Evidence In Heart Cases, Gerald J. Haas, Lowell A. Reed Jr, Irvin Stander Apr 2013

Workers Compensation: Presenting Medical Evidence In Heart Cases, Gerald J. Haas, Lowell A. Reed Jr, Irvin Stander

Journal of the National Association of Administrative Law Judiciary

No abstract provided.


The Case Of Baby Andrew, Peter Singer, Helga Kuhse Apr 2013

The Case Of Baby Andrew, Peter Singer, Helga Kuhse

Journal of the National Association of Administrative Law Judiciary

No abstract provided.


Influencing Nih Policy Over Embryonic Stem-Cell Research: An Administrative Tug-Of-War Between Congress And The President, Scott Davison Apr 2013

Influencing Nih Policy Over Embryonic Stem-Cell Research: An Administrative Tug-Of-War Between Congress And The President, Scott Davison

Journal of the National Association of Administrative Law Judiciary

No abstract provided.


Informed Consent And Psychotherapy: Apples And Oranges In The Garden Of Doctrine, Stephen Hjelt Apr 2013

Informed Consent And Psychotherapy: Apples And Oranges In The Garden Of Doctrine, Stephen Hjelt

Journal of the National Association of Administrative Law Judiciary

This article explores the development of the doctrine of informed consent, first in medicine and then in the mental health field. It also explores the history of psychotherapy as the primary method of treatment for mental illness and emotional distress. It then analyzes the reasons for the proliferation of new and emerging psychotherapy techniques, even as the doctrine of informed consent became commonplace. This article next proposes a two-fold solution. The first is a newly energized conception of informed consent in the mental health field. The second is the implementation of a regulatory mechanism akin to the Food and Drug …


Is It The End Of An Era Or The Beginning Of An Error? The American Medical Association Finally Approves Work Hour Limits For Overworked & Sleep Deprived Medical Residents: Should Osha Still Step In?, W. Paige Hren Apr 2013

Is It The End Of An Era Or The Beginning Of An Error? The American Medical Association Finally Approves Work Hour Limits For Overworked & Sleep Deprived Medical Residents: Should Osha Still Step In?, W. Paige Hren

Journal of the National Association of Administrative Law Judiciary

No abstract provided.


A Broke(N) System: Comment On The Supreme Court's Decision To Rule On The Equal Access Provision In Douglas V. Independent Living Center, And Its Potential Impact On The Affordable Care Act, Megan Waugh Apr 2013

A Broke(N) System: Comment On The Supreme Court's Decision To Rule On The Equal Access Provision In Douglas V. Independent Living Center, And Its Potential Impact On The Affordable Care Act, Megan Waugh

Journal of the National Association of Administrative Law Judiciary

This comment first provides a historical and legal backdrop of the Medicaid system, the Equal Access Provision and private individuals' enforcement of the Equal Access Provision through litigation in order to analyze the outcome of Douglas in light of the Supreme Court's decision in the Affordable Care Act Case. Then taking that analysis, this article recommends an approach to handle either a cause of action or no cause of action under the Supremacy Clause upon the implementation of PPACA.


Tobacco Abuse And Disability Benefits: Response To The 2003 Meisburg Analysis, Kathryn A. Kroggel Apr 2013

Tobacco Abuse And Disability Benefits: Response To The 2003 Meisburg Analysis, Kathryn A. Kroggel

Journal of the National Association of Administrative Law Judiciary

No abstract provided.


The Independent Medicare Advisory Committee: Death Panel Or Smart Governing?, Robert Coleman Mar 2013

The Independent Medicare Advisory Committee: Death Panel Or Smart Governing?, Robert Coleman

Journal of the National Association of Administrative Law Judiciary

No abstract provided.


California And Uncle Sam's Tug-Of-War Over Mary Jane Is Really Harshing The Mellow, Daniel Mortensen Mar 2013

California And Uncle Sam's Tug-Of-War Over Mary Jane Is Really Harshing The Mellow, Daniel Mortensen

Journal of the National Association of Administrative Law Judiciary

No abstract provided.


Fixing The Vaccine Act's Structural Moral Hazard, Brandon L. Boxler Feb 2013

Fixing The Vaccine Act's Structural Moral Hazard, Brandon L. Boxler

Pepperdine Dispute Resolution Law Journal

The article presents information on the Vaccine Injury Compensation Program. It discusses the U.S. Federal circuit case Hazlehurst v. Sec'y of Health & Human Servs., in which lawsuit against the defendant was filed by the plaintiff who sought claims against the liability of product to recover damages for alleged injuries which his son had received from vaccines. It also provides information on the structural moral hazard of the program which devolves it into a litigious adjudicatory process.


Medical Malpractice: The Right To Recover For The Loss Of A Chance Of Survival, Patricia L. Andel Jan 2013

Medical Malpractice: The Right To Recover For The Loss Of A Chance Of Survival, Patricia L. Andel

Pepperdine Law Review

Traditionally, a plaintiff suffering from misdiagnosis has been precluded from recovery unless he could show that "but for" the misdiagnosis he would have had a better-than-even chance of recovery. While many courts have attempted to avoid this doctrine by reducing the standard of causation, this has led to inconsistent results. The better approach is to recognize that a "chance" of recovery has a compensable value in and of itself This comment will explore the concept of loss of a chance and trace its development as it relates to medical malpractice actions.


Antimony: The Use, Rights, And Regulation Of Laboratory Animals , Brenda L. Thomas Jan 2013

Antimony: The Use, Rights, And Regulation Of Laboratory Animals , Brenda L. Thomas

Pepperdine Law Review

No abstract provided.


Balancing The Right To Die With Competing Interests: A Socio-Legal Enigma, Glenn W. Peterson Jan 2013

Balancing The Right To Die With Competing Interests: A Socio-Legal Enigma, Glenn W. Peterson

Pepperdine Law Review

No abstract provided.


Antitrust Implications Of Medical Peer Review: Balancing The Competing Interests , Joan M. Ruane Jan 2013

Antitrust Implications Of Medical Peer Review: Balancing The Competing Interests , Joan M. Ruane

Pepperdine Law Review

No abstract provided.