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Malpractice Explained:
Examples of a STRONG Malpractice Case from .'Lectric Law ./ Discussion of the elements of malpractice - targeted to attorneysLaw All Nurses Should Know.
Bazelon Center -Site dedicated to aiding patients and their families with pain treatment issues.
Skip Simpson - Psychiatric Malpractice / suicide
Kentucky Law Links - Duty/Breach /Causation /Damages / S.O.L. / (Explained with Kentucky Law illustrations)
Pa. Law Illustrating the Elements of Medical Malpractice .
I think Medical Malpractice might have happened, but am not sure .Hawaii Law Firm - Bronster Crabtree & Hoshibata
PhapLuat - Brief explanation of the basics by a California firm catering to Vietnamese-Americans
Richmond & Fishburne, L.L.P. Charlottesville. Brief explanation of the elements
Medical Malpractice .Scotsdale Arizona site - lawyer links
Medical Malpractice . from my alma mater - Rutgers
Summary of Medical Malpractice law by state Statutes of Limitations, Caps, Etc.) from Illinois law firm, McCullough, Campbell and Lane.
FindLaw: Medical Malpractice . Articles for attorneys and consumers
How to Decrease Lawsuits:
Reducing Errors
"Sorry Works"
University of Michigan Health System decreases lawsuits by 50% and legal fees by 66% by confessing errors to patients
Lexington KY VA Hospital 17 year history of decreased malpractice costs by acknowlegding errors and settling up front
"Healing Words" Surgeon & Author Michael Woods discusses how apologies reduce the risk of a lawsuit.
Illinois Legisalture discusses implementing "Sorry Works" Sorry Works! Coalition - Offline ?
Miscellaneous links
Nurses Protection Group - links on malpractice avoidance for nurses, from provider of nursing malpractice insurance.
Intro to DataBank - Hartford Courant - Reports by State .State Ranking .Links to State Regulators .
questionabledoctors.org - 13 states have online versions of their lists of disciplines doctors.
DMOZ - Society:Law:Legal Information: MALPRACTICE.
LawGuru - "Ask an Attorney"
Yahoo! Malpractice
Health Care HIPPO - Policies / Regulations / CFR / Case Law
American Journal of Family Practice - Legal Medicine Articles
Missouri Law Report . Online Journal focusing on Medico-Legal Issues
Medical Research Resources for Attorneys . From Texas paralegal Janabeth Fleming Evans
Center for Patient Advocacy
- Resources and information on laws and proposed legislation pertaining to access to quality medical care on a national level.
Medical Litigation News - Canadian Medical Malpractice Consultants
Medical Rants - A General Internist blog airs comments about practice Malpractice .
McMillen, Reinhart & Voght, P.A Links to Information on Doctors / Medical Specialties /Hospitals / Government
Health Administration Responsibility Project- Resource for patients, doctors, and attorneys seeking to establish the
liability of Managed Health Care Organizations and Nursing Facilities for the consequences of their decisions.