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Protecting Patients From Physicians Who Inflict Harm: New Legal Resources For State Medical Boards, Elizabeth Pendo, Tristan Mcintosh, Heidi A. Walsh, Kari Baldwin, James M. Dubois

Saint Louis University Journal of Health Law & Policy

State medical boards (SMBs) protect the public by ensuring that physicians uphold appropriate standards of care and ethical practice. Despite this clear purpose, egregious types of wrongdoing by physicians are alarmingly frequent, harmful, and under-reported. Even when egregious wrongdoing is reported to SMBs, it is unclear why SMBs sometimes fail to promptly remove seriously offending physicians from practice. Legal and policy tools that are targeted, well-informed, and actionable are urgently needed to help SMBs more effectively protect patients from egregious wrongdoing by physicians.

Past reviews of SMB performance have identified features of SMBs associated with higher rates of severe disciplinary …

Medically Acceptable And Acceptably Medical: Social Security Revises Evidence Rules For Disability Claims, Burke Bindbeutel

Saint Louis University Law Journal

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The Impact Of Disability: A Comparative Approach To Medical Resource Allocation In Public Health Emergencies, Katie Hanschke, Leslie E. Wolf, Wendy F. Hensel

Saint Louis University Journal of Health Law & Policy

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Disability Cultural Competence In The Medical Profession, Mary Crossley

Saint Louis University Journal of Health Law & Policy

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Mobile Medical App Regulation: Preventing A Pandemic Of “Mobilechondriacs”, Nathaniel R. Carroll

Saint Louis University Journal of Health Law & Policy

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Fatal Medical Negligence And Missouri’S Perverse Incentive, Daniel J. Sheffner

Saint Louis University Journal of Health Law & Policy

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Skeletons In The Family Medical Closet: Access Of Personal Representatives To Interoperable Medical Records, Leslie P. Francis

Saint Louis University Journal of Health Law & Policy

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A Next Step In Health Care Reform: Ensuring The Protection Of Employee Rights Under The Family And Medical Leave Act, April G. Dawson

Saint Louis University Law Journal

On March 23, 2010, President Obama signed the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act into law. Notwithstanding the current constitutional challenges to the law, this historic legislation reaffirmed the basic principle that everyone should be afforded the opportunity to have security when it comes to health care. Such security also includes security in employment when a serious health condition causes an employee to be out of work for a temporary period of time. Indeed, it was the recognition of the need for job security during a time of illness which led Congress to enact the Family and Medical Leave Act …

The Limits To Life: What The D.C. Circuit’S Decision In Abigail Alliance V. Von Eschenbach Means For Medical Futility Statutes, Alicia Seibel

Saint Louis University Law Journal

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“Incredible [Accreditable] India”: Trends In Hospital Accreditation Coexistent With The Growth Of Medical Tourism In India, Elizabeth Gluck

Saint Louis University Journal of Health Law & Policy

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The Florida “Three Strikes Rule” For Medical Malpractice Claims: Using A Clear And Convincing Evidence Standard To Tighten The Strike Zone For Physician Licensure Revocation, Laura J. Spencer

Saint Louis University Public Law Review

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Home Sick: How Medical Debt Undermines Housing Security, Robert W. Seifert

Saint Louis University Law Journal

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Medical Monitoring In Missouri After Meyer Ex Rel. Coplin V. Fluor Corp.: Sound Policy Should Be Restored To A Vague And Unsound Directive, Mark A. Behrens, Christopher E. Appel

Saint Louis University Public Law Review

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Administrative Law Approaches To Medical Malpractice Reform, Eleanor D. Kinney

Saint Louis University Law Journal

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The Nation’S Medical Quandary Concerning Hospital And Physician Liens: Who Should Pick Up The Check?, Michael J. Adrian

Saint Louis University Public Law Review

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A Thirteenth Amendment Challenge To Both Racial Disparities In Medical Treatments And Improper Physicians’ Informed Consent Disclosures, Larry J. Pittman

Saint Louis University Law Journal

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The Supreme Court Opens Its Mind, And Medical Books, And Refuses ‘You Can Walk, You Can Talk, You Don’T Seem Sick Enough’ Approach To Asymptomatic Hiv Coverage Under The Americans With Disabilities Act, Rebecca Walker Embry

Saint Louis University Public Law Review

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