Avoiding Medical Malpractice: A Physician's Guide to the Law

By William T. Choctaw

Book Overview

Written by an MD/JD, this book offers a unique perspective on medical-legal issues surrounding daily clinical practice. It covers all the essentials and tells the inside secrets of how to avoid cases that cost the medical community millions each year. Readers will learn basic law and the various ways laws are interpreted. In addition, the book focuses on the law-medicine-politics triangle and its effect on physicians, the impact of -- and issues related to -- diversity in medical malpractice, and other essential topics. Physicians who better understand malpractice laws are better clinical decision makers who feel more confident in their ability to provide the best care possible. That's what makes this such a much-needed resource to help physicians navigate legal issues and be the best doctors they can be.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 038773063X
• ISBN13: 9780387730639
• Release Date: April 2008
• Publisher: Springer
• Length: 106 Pages
• Weight: 0.34 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 5.2" x 8.0"