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Medical Malpractice As Murder? Using Root Cause Analysis As A Guiding Framework For Criminal Medical Malpractice, Kinsey Novak Booth Feb 2024

Medical Malpractice As Murder? Using Root Cause Analysis As A Guiding Framework For Criminal Medical Malpractice, Kinsey Novak Booth

West Virginia Law Review

Unprecedented criminal prosecutions for medical errors have increased throughout the nation: A Tennessee nurse was charged with reckless homicide for an isolated medication error; two South Carolina nurses were charged with criminal neglect for failing to change a wound dressing for just two days; and an Ohio pharmacist was charged with involuntary manslaughter for failing to detect that a solution contained too much sodium. Introducing criminal charges for cases of typical medical malpractice, which are most often the result of system failures, will dismantle hospitals’ error-reporting systems and lead to long-term catastrophic results for patient safety. This Note applies system …


The Future Cannot Come Soon Enough: How Federal Regulation Of Telepsychiatry Is Necessary To Create Greater Access To Mental Health Services During A Time When Psychiatrists Are In Short Supply, Lisa V. Parciak Sep 2019

The Future Cannot Come Soon Enough: How Federal Regulation Of Telepsychiatry Is Necessary To Create Greater Access To Mental Health Services During A Time When Psychiatrists Are In Short Supply, Lisa V. Parciak

West Virginia Law Review

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Committed To Treatment?: The Potential Role Of Involuntary Hospitalization In West Virginia’S Response To The Opioid Epidemic, Quentin T. Collie Sep 2019

Committed To Treatment?: The Potential Role Of Involuntary Hospitalization In West Virginia’S Response To The Opioid Epidemic, Quentin T. Collie

West Virginia Law Review

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Medical Professional Liability Litigation In West Virginia: Part Ii, Thomas J. Hurney Jr., Jennifer M. Mankins Jan 2012

Medical Professional Liability Litigation In West Virginia: Part Ii, Thomas J. Hurney Jr., Jennifer M. Mankins

West Virginia Law Review

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"I Will Not Divulge": How To Resolve The "Mass Of Legal Confusion" Surrounding The Physician-Patient Relationship In West Virginia, Mary Claire Johnson Apr 2008

"I Will Not Divulge": How To Resolve The "Mass Of Legal Confusion" Surrounding The Physician-Patient Relationship In West Virginia, Mary Claire Johnson

West Virginia Law Review

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An Extreme Response Or A Necessary Reform - Revealing How Caps On Noneconomic Damages Actually Affect Medical Malpractice Victims And Malpractice Insurance Rates, Kelly Kotur Apr 2006

An Extreme Response Or A Necessary Reform - Revealing How Caps On Noneconomic Damages Actually Affect Medical Malpractice Victims And Malpractice Insurance Rates, Kelly Kotur

West Virginia Law Review

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Medical Professional Liability In West Virginia, Thomas J. Hurney Jr., Rob J. Aliff Jackson Kelly Pllc Jan 2003

Medical Professional Liability In West Virginia, Thomas J. Hurney Jr., Rob J. Aliff Jackson Kelly Pllc

West Virginia Law Review

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E-Health: The Medical Frontier--Preface, Brian J. Caveney Jun 2001

E-Health: The Medical Frontier--Preface, Brian J. Caveney

West Virginia Law Review

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Cybermedicine And Virtual Pharmacies, Ronald L. Scott Jun 2001

Cybermedicine And Virtual Pharmacies, Ronald L. Scott

West Virginia Law Review

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Slouching Toward Barbarism--The Quest To Limit Partial Birth Abortion After Stenberg V. Carhart, Todd Goudy Dec 2000

Slouching Toward Barbarism--The Quest To Limit Partial Birth Abortion After Stenberg V. Carhart, Todd Goudy

West Virginia Law Review

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Recovery Of Medical Monitoring Costs: An Argument For The Fund Mechanism In The Wake Of Bower V. Westinghouse, Shannon L. Smith Wolfe Sep 2000

Recovery Of Medical Monitoring Costs: An Argument For The Fund Mechanism In The Wake Of Bower V. Westinghouse, Shannon L. Smith Wolfe

West Virginia Law Review

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Health Care Surrogate Statutes: Ethics Pitfalls Threaten The Interests Of Incompetent Patients, Aaron N. Krupp Sep 1998

Health Care Surrogate Statutes: Ethics Pitfalls Threaten The Interests Of Incompetent Patients, Aaron N. Krupp

West Virginia Law Review

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The Fourth Circuit's Baby K Decision: Plain Language Does Not Make Good Law, David Zell Myerberg M.D. Sep 1995

The Fourth Circuit's Baby K Decision: Plain Language Does Not Make Good Law, David Zell Myerberg M.D.

West Virginia Law Review

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Is The Doctor Hostile--Obstructive Impairments And The Hostility Rule In Federal Black Lung Claims, Timothy F. Cogan Jun 1995

Is The Doctor Hostile--Obstructive Impairments And The Hostility Rule In Federal Black Lung Claims, Timothy F. Cogan

West Virginia Law Review

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Simplifying The Law In Medical Malpractice: The Use Of Practice Guidelines As The Standard Of Care In Medical Malpractice Litigation, Sam A. Mcconkey Iv Jan 1995

Simplifying The Law In Medical Malpractice: The Use Of Practice Guidelines As The Standard Of Care In Medical Malpractice Litigation, Sam A. Mcconkey Iv

West Virginia Law Review

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Hospital Liability In West Virginia, Thomas J. Hurney Jr. Jun 1993

Hospital Liability In West Virginia, Thomas J. Hurney Jr.

West Virginia Law Review

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Advance Medical Directives In West Virginia, Part One, Irene M. Keely Jun 1992

Advance Medical Directives In West Virginia, Part One, Irene M. Keely

West Virginia Law Review

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Dimarco V. Lynch Homes-Chester County, Inc.: How Far Should West Virginia Go In Extension Of Physician Liability For Transmission Of Communicable Disease, Rebecca Coffield Moore Jun 1992

Dimarco V. Lynch Homes-Chester County, Inc.: How Far Should West Virginia Go In Extension Of Physician Liability For Transmission Of Communicable Disease, Rebecca Coffield Moore

West Virginia Law Review

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Advance Medical Directives In West Virginia, Part Two, Gordon H. Copland Jun 1992

Advance Medical Directives In West Virginia, Part Two, Gordon H. Copland

West Virginia Law Review

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A Free Market Analysis Of The Effects Of Medical Malpractice Damage Cap Statutes: Can We Afford To Live With Inefficient Doctors, Franklin D. Cleckley, Govind Hariharan Sep 1991

A Free Market Analysis Of The Effects Of Medical Malpractice Damage Cap Statutes: Can We Afford To Live With Inefficient Doctors, Franklin D. Cleckley, Govind Hariharan

West Virginia Law Review

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A Modest Proposal: A Psychotherapist-Patient Privilege For West Virginia, Franklin D. Cleckley Sep 1990

A Modest Proposal: A Psychotherapist-Patient Privilege For West Virginia, Franklin D. Cleckley

West Virginia Law Review

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Hospital Liability For Defamation Of Character During The Peer Review Process: Sticks And Stones May Break My Bones, But Words May Cost Me My Job Apr 1990

Hospital Liability For Defamation Of Character During The Peer Review Process: Sticks And Stones May Break My Bones, But Words May Cost Me My Job

West Virginia Law Review

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To Cap Or Not To Cap Damage Awards: That Is The Constitutional Question, Jill Oliverio Jan 1989

To Cap Or Not To Cap Damage Awards: That Is The Constitutional Question, Jill Oliverio

West Virginia Law Review

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Drug Induced Birth Defects: Difficult Decisions And Shared Responsibilities, David B. Brushwood Sep 1988

Drug Induced Birth Defects: Difficult Decisions And Shared Responsibilities, David B. Brushwood

West Virginia Law Review

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The Health Care Quality Improvement Act Of 1986 And Its Impact On Hospital Law, Mark A. Colantonio Sep 1988

The Health Care Quality Improvement Act Of 1986 And Its Impact On Hospital Law, Mark A. Colantonio

West Virginia Law Review

No abstract provided.


Who Decides--The Next Abortion Issue: A Discussion Of Fathers' Rights, Maria F. Walters Sep 1988

Who Decides--The Next Abortion Issue: A Discussion Of Fathers' Rights, Maria F. Walters

West Virginia Law Review

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Nursing Malpractice--The Nurse's Duty To Follow Orders, Barbara R. Benninger Jun 1988

Nursing Malpractice--The Nurse's Duty To Follow Orders, Barbara R. Benninger

West Virginia Law Review

No abstract provided.


Meeting The Goals Of Medicare Prospective Payments, J. Timothy Philipps, Don E. Wineberg, Adam D. Elfenbein Jan 1986

Meeting The Goals Of Medicare Prospective Payments, J. Timothy Philipps, Don E. Wineberg, Adam D. Elfenbein

West Virginia Law Review

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Medicare Prospective Payment: A Quiet Revolution, J. Timothy Philipps, Don E. Wineberg Sep 1984

Medicare Prospective Payment: A Quiet Revolution, J. Timothy Philipps, Don E. Wineberg

West Virginia Law Review

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Tort Liability Of Institutional Review Boards, Linda Bordas Sep 1984

Tort Liability Of Institutional Review Boards, Linda Bordas

West Virginia Law Review

No abstract provided.