Open Access. Powered by Scholars. Published by Universities.®

Health Law and Policy Commons

Open Access. Powered by Scholars. Published by Universities.®

1995

Discipline
Institution
Keyword
Publication
Publication Type

Articles 61 - 90 of 236

Full-Text Articles in Health Law and Policy

Table Of Contents, Annals Of Health Law Jan 1995

Table Of Contents, Annals Of Health Law

Annals of Health Law and Life Sciences

No abstract provided.


Foreword, Annals Of Health Law Jan 1995

Foreword, Annals Of Health Law

Annals of Health Law and Life Sciences

No abstract provided.


The False Claims Act: An Old Weapon With New Firepower Is Aimed At Health Care Fraud, David J. Ryan Jan 1995

The False Claims Act: An Old Weapon With New Firepower Is Aimed At Health Care Fraud, David J. Ryan

Annals of Health Law and Life Sciences

The ancestors of the wild west bounty hunters have found a new group of targets in the health profession. Armed with a qui tam action and the tenacity to work with the government, purveyors of false claims information can reap hefty financial rewards.


Preferred Provider Organization Structures And Agreements, James C. Dechene Jan 1995

Preferred Provider Organization Structures And Agreements, James C. Dechene

Annals of Health Law and Life Sciences

Preferred provider organizations can be created with both positive and negative consequences. Certain structures meet certain needs, and many contract terms can benefit the parties or create pitfalls.


Nursing, Employment, And Resource Allocation In A Reorganized National Health Service, Stephen L. Heasell Jan 1995

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 Jan 1995

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 Jan 1995

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 Jan 1995

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.


Public Relief Jan 1995

Public Relief

Touro Law Review

No abstract provided.


Aftermath Of Hmo Insolvency: Considerations For Providers, The, Jay M. Howard Jan 1995

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.


A.D.A.M. -- The Computer Generated Cadaver: A New Development In Medical Malpractice And Personal Injury Litigation, 13 J. Marshall J. Computer & Info. L. 313 (1995), André M. Thapedi Jan 1995

A.D.A.M. -- The Computer Generated Cadaver: A New Development In Medical Malpractice And Personal Injury Litigation, 13 J. Marshall J. Computer & Info. L. 313 (1995), André M. Thapedi

UIC John Marshall Journal of Information Technology & Privacy Law

A.D.A.M. is a CD-ROM based, interactive, anatomical program that permits the user to view and observe the anatomical aspect of the human body used in medical schools throughout the United States. A.D.A.M. and its female counterpart E.V.E., use high-resolution graphics and color animation to show views of the human body from every conceivable angle simulating various traumas to the body. Utilizing a mouse, the A.D.A.M. user can "point and click" to reveal the various parts of the human body. Potentially, attorneys can use A.D.A.M. to demonstrate injuries and surgeries to the trier of fact in a trial proceeding. The trial …


Medical Process Patents And Patient Privacy Rights, 14 J. Marshall J. Computer & Info. L. 131 (1995), Jeffrey A. Taylor Jan 1995

Medical Process Patents And Patient Privacy Rights, 14 J. Marshall J. Computer & Info. L. 131 (1995), Jeffrey A. Taylor

UIC John Marshall Journal of Information Technology & Privacy Law

The author analyzes the patentability of medical processes and the effect patentability has on the right to privacy essential in a physician-patient relationship. Part II of the comment provides a the legal background on the issue of the patentability of medical processes. Part III examines the impact of enforcing medical process patents and the effect disclosure of medical records has upon the privacy of the physician-patient relationship when owners of patents try to expose patent infringement. Part IV advocates that Congress should amend the Patent Act to preserve patient privacy rights when infringement is investigated. According to the author, such …


Restatement (Second) Of Torts Section 324a: An Innovative Theory Of Recovery For Patients Injured Through Use Or Misuse Of Health Care Information Services, 14 J. Marshall J. Computer & Info. L. 73 (1995), Lisa L. Dahm Jan 1995

Restatement (Second) Of Torts Section 324a: An Innovative Theory Of Recovery For Patients Injured Through Use Or Misuse Of Health Care Information Services, 14 J. Marshall J. Computer & Info. L. 73 (1995), Lisa L. Dahm

UIC John Marshall Journal of Information Technology & Privacy Law

The author in this comment discusses how developments in information technology and widespread utilization of technology and software in the patient care context raise the issue of clinical liability for health care information systems vendors. The comment discusses a theory of recovery of tort damages for the negligence of health care information systems vendors under section 324A of the Restatement (Second) of Torts. Section 324A provides in essence that "one who undertakes ... for consideration, to render services to another which he should recognize as necessary for the protection of a third person ... is subject to liability to the …


Mandatory Non-Anonymous Testing Of Newborns For Hiv: Should It Ever Be Allowed, 27 J. Marshall L. Rev. 373 (1994), Jean R. Sternlight Jan 1995

Mandatory Non-Anonymous Testing Of Newborns For Hiv: Should It Ever Be Allowed, 27 J. Marshall L. Rev. 373 (1994), Jean R. Sternlight

UIC Law Review

No abstract provided.


Criminalization As A Policy Response To A Public Health Crisis, 27 J. Marshall L. Rev. 435 (1994), J. Kelly Strader Jan 1995

Criminalization As A Policy Response To A Public Health Crisis, 27 J. Marshall L. Rev. 435 (1994), J. Kelly Strader

UIC Law Review

No abstract provided.


Person Or Thing - In Search Of The Legal Status Of A Fetus: A Survey Of North Carolina Law, Tony Hartsoe Jan 1995

Person Or Thing - In Search Of The Legal Status Of A Fetus: A Survey Of North Carolina Law, Tony Hartsoe

Campbell Law Review

What is the status of a fetus in North Carolina? This the primary question addressed by Mr. Hartsoe as he analyzes and critiques the case law and statutory enactments which deal with this question. While there is some case law and statutory authority on point, Mr. Hartsoe concludes that there is an overall paucity of law which defines the legal status of a fetus and, furthermore, the law that does exist is inconsistent. As such, Mr. Hartsoe examines the legal status of a fetus in North Carolina in the areas of wrongful death, prenatal injury, criminal law, wrongful life, wrongful …


Rights, Refuge Women And Reproductive Health Conference On The Interventional Protection Of Reproductive Rights: The Impact Of Reproductive Subordination On Women's Health , Lauren Gilbert Jan 1995

Rights, Refuge Women And Reproductive Health Conference On The Interventional Protection Of Reproductive Rights: The Impact Of Reproductive Subordination On Women's Health , Lauren Gilbert

American University Law Review

No abstract provided.


Reclaiming The African Woman's Individuality: The Struggle Between Women's Reproductive Autonomy And African Society And Culture Conference On The Interventional Protection Of Reproductive Rights: Religious & Cultural Rights , Fitnat Naa-Adjeley Adjetey Jan 1995

Reclaiming The African Woman's Individuality: The Struggle Between Women's Reproductive Autonomy And African Society And Culture Conference On The Interventional Protection Of Reproductive Rights: Religious & Cultural Rights , Fitnat Naa-Adjeley Adjetey

American University Law Review

No abstract provided.


A Consumer Perspective On The Pros And Cons Of Antitrust Enforcement In Health Care: An Introduction, John D. Blum Jan 1995

A Consumer Perspective On The Pros And Cons Of Antitrust Enforcement In Health Care: An Introduction, John D. Blum

Loyola Consumer Law Review

No abstract provided.


Are The Antitrust Agencies Overregulating Physician Networks?, Clark C. Havighurst Jan 1995

Are The Antitrust Agencies Overregulating Physician Networks?, Clark C. Havighurst

Loyola Consumer Law Review

No abstract provided.


Assessing Hospital Cooperation Laws, James F. Blumstein Jan 1995

Assessing Hospital Cooperation Laws, James F. Blumstein

Loyola Consumer Law Review

No abstract provided.


Private Antitrust As A Public Good Blue Cross And Blue Shield United Of Wisconsin And Compcare Health Services Insurance Corp., V. The Marshfield Clinic And Security Health Plan Of Wisconsin, Inc., Warren Greenberg Jan 1995

Private Antitrust As A Public Good Blue Cross And Blue Shield United Of Wisconsin And Compcare Health Services Insurance Corp., V. The Marshfield Clinic And Security Health Plan Of Wisconsin, Inc., Warren Greenberg

Loyola Consumer Law Review

No abstract provided.


The Reconstruction Of Legal-Economic Relations: Achieving Workable Competition, Peter C. Carstensen Jan 1995

The Reconstruction Of Legal-Economic Relations: Achieving Workable Competition, Peter C. Carstensen

Loyola Consumer Law Review

No abstract provided.


Right To Information Necessary For Reproductive Health And Choice Under International Law, The Conference On The Interventional Protection Of Reproductive Rights: Civil & Political Rights And The Right To Nondiscrimination , Sandra Coliver Jan 1995

Right To Information Necessary For Reproductive Health And Choice Under International Law, The Conference On The Interventional Protection Of Reproductive Rights: Civil & Political Rights And The Right To Nondiscrimination , Sandra Coliver

American University Law Review

No abstract provided.


Inter-American System: Opportunities For Women's Rights, The Conference On The Interventional Protection Of Reproductive Rights: Civil & Political Rights And The Right To Nondiscrimination , Claudio Grossman Jan 1995

Inter-American System: Opportunities For Women's Rights, The Conference On The Interventional Protection Of Reproductive Rights: Civil & Political Rights And The Right To Nondiscrimination , Claudio Grossman

American University Law Review

No abstract provided.


Remarks Conference On The Interventional Protection Of Reproductive Rights: Civil & Political Rights And The Right To Nondiscrimination , Anne Tierney Goldstein Jan 1995

Remarks Conference On The Interventional Protection Of Reproductive Rights: Civil & Political Rights And The Right To Nondiscrimination , Anne Tierney Goldstein

American University Law Review

No abstract provided.


Transcript: Panel Discussion On Religious &(And) Cultural Rights Conference On The Interventional Protection Of Reproductive Rights: Religious & Cultural Rights , American University Law Review Jan 1995

Transcript: Panel Discussion On Religious &(And) Cultural Rights Conference On The Interventional Protection Of Reproductive Rights: Religious & Cultural Rights , American University Law Review

American University Law Review

No abstract provided.


Draft Optional Protocol To The Convention On The Elimination Of All Forms Of Discrimination Against Women Conference On The Interventional Protection Of Reproductive Rights , Women In The Law Project, International Human Rights Law Group,And The Maastricht Centre For Human Rights Law Jan 1995

Draft Optional Protocol To The Convention On The Elimination Of All Forms Of Discrimination Against Women Conference On The Interventional Protection Of Reproductive Rights , Women In The Law Project, International Human Rights Law Group,And The Maastricht Centre For Human Rights Law

American University Law Review

No abstract provided.


Document Bibliography Conference On The Interventional Protection Of Reproductive Rights: Preface , Anonymous Jan 1995

Document Bibliography Conference On The Interventional Protection Of Reproductive Rights: Preface , Anonymous

American University Law Review

No abstract provided.


Condoms Overturned On Appeal: Teens Stripped Of Their Rights, Sharon Pmeranz Jan 1995

Condoms Overturned On Appeal: Teens Stripped Of Their Rights, Sharon Pmeranz

American University Journal of Gender, Social Policy & the Law

No abstract provided.