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Can A Computer Read A Doctor's Mind? Whether Using Data Mining As Proof In Healthcare Fraud Cases Is Consistent With The Law Of Evidence, Colin Caffrey
Northern Illinois University Law Review
Healthcare fraud is a growing problem in the United States. Data mining is increasingly being used to combat it. After briefly explaining data mining, this article analyzes whether evidence obtained by data mining is admissible in court under the laws of evidence. It then examines the issue under both the Federal Rules of Evidence and the common law. This article focuses on three key questions: (1) Whether the use of prior acts by practitioners is proper under the law of evidence? (2) Is testimony based on data mining proper expert testimony? and (3) Does the methodology of data mining satisfy …
Law, Medicine, And Social Justice, Todd D. Volker
Law, Medicine, And Social Justice, Todd D. Volker
Northern Illinois University Law Review
This review examines the recent book by Larry L. Palmer, Vice President for Academic Programs and Professor of Law at Cornell University. The book itself, an analysis of the interplay between law and medicine in light of contemporary advances in health care, offers a social, "institutional" approach for dealing with the problems presented by recent medical developments. According to Volker, Palmer's work makes great strides toward practical answers to some of the more pressing moral questions of our time.