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Nursing, Employment, And Resource Allocation In A Reorganized National Health Service, Stephen L. Heasell
Nursing, Employment, And Resource Allocation In A Reorganized National Health Service, Stephen L. Heasell
Annals of Health Law and Life Sciences
Economic issues abound in the National Health Service, and it would appear that nurse practitioners promote economic efficiency. However, the NHS does not operate in a purely rational economic manner. The use of nurse practitioners may need an economic justification in the NHS environment.
Potential Antocompetitive Effects Of Most Favored Nation Contract Clauses In Managed Care And Health Insurance Contracts, Anthony J. Dennis
Potential Antocompetitive Effects Of Most Favored Nation Contract Clauses In Managed Care And Health Insurance Contracts, Anthony J. Dennis
Annals of Health Law and Life Sciences
Most favored nation contract clauses used in health care contracts have been repeatedly challenged under both federal and state antitrust laws. While none of these challenges to date has succeeded, the legal status of these clauses is clearly still evolving.
Nursing Legal Issues In Australia: The Nurse Practitioner, Suzie Linden-Laufer
Nursing Legal Issues In Australia: The Nurse Practitioner, Suzie Linden-Laufer
Annals of Health Law and Life Sciences
The concept of a nurse practitioner in Australia may not be new, but it certainly is not embraced by all members of the medical profession. Changes must be made to accommodate this profession.
The Case Of Baby K: Exploring The Concept Of Medical Futility, Mark A. Bonanno
The Case Of Baby K: Exploring The Concept Of Medical Futility, Mark A. Bonanno
Annals of Health Law and Life Sciences
Medical futility is a term with no particular definition or parameters. The case of Baby K pitted the family of an anencephalic child against the medical institution over the meaning of medical futility.
Aftermath Of Hmo Insolvency: Considerations For Providers, The, Jay M. Howard
Aftermath Of Hmo Insolvency: Considerations For Providers, The, Jay M. Howard
Annals of Health Law and Life Sciences
The insolvency of a health maintenance organization can spell disaster for its providers and members. How an HMO is reorganized or liquidated may depend on state law, federal bankruptcy law, or a combination of both.
Exponential Change: Today Is Already Tomorrow, Jack R. London
Exponential Change: Today Is Already Tomorrow, Jack R. London
Annals of Health Law and Life Sciences
No abstract provided.
An Evalution Of The Danish No-Fault System For Compensating Medical Injuries, Annals Of Health Law Ulrich
An Evalution Of The Danish No-Fault System For Compensating Medical Injuries, Annals Of Health Law Ulrich
Annals of Health Law and Life Sciences
No abstract provided.
The Case For Physician Direction In Health Plans, Edward Hirshfeld
The Case For Physician Direction In Health Plans, Edward Hirshfeld
Annals of Health Law and Life Sciences
Advanced managed care organizations limit costs by having nonphysician managers make medical management decisions. Physicians should be included on the board of medical managers to assurse that the patients' best interests are considered when management decisions are made.
Table Of Contents, Annals Of Health Law
Table Of Contents, Annals Of Health Law
Annals of Health Law and Life Sciences
No abstract provided.
Antitrust Enforcement Encourages Health Care Providers To Cooperate Procompetitively, David Marx Jr., Christopher M. Murphy
Antitrust Enforcement Encourages Health Care Providers To Cooperate Procompetitively, David Marx Jr., Christopher M. Murphy
Annals of Health Law and Life Sciences
A review of significant administrative and judicial rulings in antitrust law during 1993 shows that the antitrust laws should not impede innovative, cost-cutting cooperative arrangements among providers, so long as their actual or potential procompetitive benefits are not outweighed by their anticompetitive effects.
Medicare And Gaap: Understanding The Decision Of The Sixth Circuit In Guernsey Memorial Hospital V. Secretary Of Health And Human Services, Robert L. Roth
Medicare And Gaap: Understanding The Decision Of The Sixth Circuit In Guernsey Memorial Hospital V. Secretary Of Health And Human Services, Robert L. Roth
Annals of Health Law and Life Sciences
The Medicare Act entitles qualified providers to reimbursement for the "reasonable cost" of furnishing hospital services to Medicare beneficiaries. The Sixth Circuit's decision in Guernsey Memorial Hospital demonstrates the tension between generally accepted accounting principles and Medicare reimbursement principles.
Foreword, John D. Blum
Comparative Health Law, Annals Of Health Law
Comparative Health Law, Annals Of Health Law
Annals of Health Law and Life Sciences
No abstract provided.
Medical Malpractice And Physician Accountability: Trends In The Courts And Legistlative Responses, Theodore R. Leblang
Medical Malpractice And Physician Accountability: Trends In The Courts And Legistlative Responses, Theodore R. Leblang
Annals of Health Law and Life Sciences
No abstract provided.
Effcacious Or Precocious? Comments On The Processing And Resolution Of Medical Malpractice Claims In The United States, Catherine S. Meschievitz
Effcacious Or Precocious? Comments On The Processing And Resolution Of Medical Malpractice Claims In The United States, Catherine S. Meschievitz
Annals of Health Law and Life Sciences
No abstract provided.
Judicial Review Of Medicaid Hospital And Nursing Home Reimbursement Methodologies Under The Boren Amendment, John M. Burman
Judicial Review Of Medicaid Hospital And Nursing Home Reimbursement Methodologies Under The Boren Amendment, John M. Burman
Annals of Health Law and Life Sciences
Congress passed the Boren Amendment to allow states to develop and implement alternative reimbursement methodologies that promote the efficient and economical delivery of hospital and nursing facility services. However, courts have interpreted Boren in ways that limit state discretion and impede their ability to meet budgetary constraints.
The Efficacy Of The Medical Malpractice System: A Canadian Perspective, Gerald B. Robertson
The Efficacy Of The Medical Malpractice System: A Canadian Perspective, Gerald B. Robertson
Annals of Health Law and Life Sciences
No abstract provided.
Medicare And Medicaid False Claims: Prohibitions And Sanctions, Timothy Stoltzfus Jost
Medicare And Medicaid False Claims: Prohibitions And Sanctions, Timothy Stoltzfus Jost
Annals of Health Law and Life Sciences
Both state and federal agencies are cracking down on health care professionals who file false Medicare claims, but physicians who make good faith attempts to comply with the law are fairly secure from prosecution, since both criminal and civil penalties must be based on willful or knowing breaches of the law.
Malpractice And The Presuppositions Of Medical Practice, David T. Ozar
Malpractice And The Presuppositions Of Medical Practice, David T. Ozar
Annals of Health Law and Life Sciences
No abstract provided.
Overview Of Medical Malpractice Law In Canada, Joan M. Gilmour
Overview Of Medical Malpractice Law In Canada, Joan M. Gilmour
Annals of Health Law and Life Sciences
No abstract provided.
Economic Aspects Of Medical Negligence In The Context Of The National Health Service In Britain, Stephen L. Heasell
Economic Aspects Of Medical Negligence In The Context Of The National Health Service In Britain, Stephen L. Heasell
Annals of Health Law and Life Sciences
No abstract provided.
Medical Malpractice: An Overview Of The English Position, John Hodgson
Medical Malpractice: An Overview Of The English Position, John Hodgson
Annals of Health Law and Life Sciences
No abstract provided.
Criminal Investigation And Enforcement Of The Antitrust Laws In The Health Care Field, Toby G. Singer, Helen-Louise Hunter
Criminal Investigation And Enforcement Of The Antitrust Laws In The Health Care Field, Toby G. Singer, Helen-Louise Hunter
Annals of Health Law and Life Sciences
Criminal enforcement of the antitrust laws has only recently become a serious issue in health care. It is likely to remain one of the Justice Department's priorities. However, providers of healthcare can avoid the risk of criminal liability.
Rationing Health Care In Canada, Murray G. Brown
Rationing Health Care In Canada, Murray G. Brown
Annals of Health Law and Life Sciences
Canada has been able to develop a fairly successful system of healthcare rationing by balancing the conflicting concerns of equal access and cost efficiency, federal funding and provincial control, and public sector management and private sector provision. Financial constraints limit the kinds of services included within the notion of equal access however, forcing healthcare providers to make difficult choices about who will receive a particular healthcare service.
Foreword, Annals Of Health Law
Foreword, Annals Of Health Law
Annals of Health Law and Life Sciences
No abstract provided.
Employee Participation Programs After Electromation: They're Worth The Risk!, K. Bruce Stickler, Patricia L. Mehler
Employee Participation Programs After Electromation: They're Worth The Risk!, K. Bruce Stickler, Patricia L. Mehler
Annals of Health Law and Life Sciences
Employee participation programs ("EPP"s) can be an invaluable means of utilizing employee input, particularly in the healthcare industry. However, the National Labor Relation Board's ("NLRB") recent decision in Electromation, Inc. affects the structure and use of EPPs. There are still ways in which EPPs can be structured to meet the NLRB's requirements.
Psychotherapists' Sexual Relationships With Their Patients, Clifton Perry, Joan Wallman Kuruc
Psychotherapists' Sexual Relationships With Their Patients, Clifton Perry, Joan Wallman Kuruc
Annals of Health Law and Life Sciences
Sexual contact between psychotherapists and their patients is currently one of the leading causes of malpractice claims against psychotherapists. Some courts have recognized the devastating emotional harm that patients suffer as a result of psychotherapist-patient sex and have expanded the remedies available to these patients; a few state legislatures have enacted statutes that impose civil or criminal penalties on psychotherapists who engage in sexual activity with their patients.
Table Of Contents, Annals Of Health Law
Table Of Contents, Annals Of Health Law
Annals of Health Law and Life Sciences
No abstract provided.
Sexual Harassment: Preventive Steps For The Healthcare Practitioner, Christine Godsil Cooper
Sexual Harassment: Preventive Steps For The Healthcare Practitioner, Christine Godsil Cooper
Annals of Health Law and Life Sciences
Like other employers, healthcare providers can be held liable for sexual harassment in the workplace. However, by implementing an effective sexual harassment policy, healthcare providers can avoid corporate liability for sexual harassment and create a more productive working environment as well.
Recent Developments For Tax-Exempt Healthcare Organizations, Thomas K. Hyatt
Recent Developments For Tax-Exempt Healthcare Organizations, Thomas K. Hyatt
Annals of Health Law and Life Sciences
Significant developments in the law of tax-exempt healthcare organizations occurred during the early 1990s. The span of developments includes a seminal Seventh Circuit case, Living Faith v. Commissioner, as well as an Internal Revenue Service determination letter recognizing the charitable tax status of integrated delivery systems, showing the recent activism of the IRS in the healthcare arena. In addition, the federal and state courts have struggled to define and apply concepts of community benefit and charity to modern healthcare organizations.