Main description:

Medical liability continues to be a fact of life for pediatricians. One third of pediatricians will be sued for medical liability over the course of their careers. Pediatricians need to be aware of this fact and take steps to reduce the likelihood of being sued. Medicolegal Issues in Pediatrics offers a wide range of medicolegal topics that affect the practice of pediatrics from residency through retirement. It provides pediatricians with detailed information on common pediatric malpractice claims and specific risk management strategies to reduce the threat of being sued and make it easier to defend a claim.

In addition, it explains in simple language the anatomy of a malpractice lawsuit, guidance for coping with malpractice litigation stress, and the basics of professional liability insurance for pediatricians. Resources for managing the specific risks of newborn care, adolescent care, and pediatric emergency medicine are included. New to this edition are chapters on the medicolegal risks associated with the reporting of child abuse and neglect, health care fraud and abuse, and an expanded chapter on patient safety.

Contents:

Preface
Chapter 1 Overview of Medical Liability
Chapter 2 Anatomy of a Medical Malpractice Lawsuit and the Defendant Pediatrician
Chapter 3 Professional Liability Insurance
Chapter 4 Risk Management
Chapter 5 Telephone and On-Call
Chapter 6 Legal Issues Relating to E-mail, Web Sites, and Telemedicine
Chapter 7 Liability for Vaccine Administration
Chapter 8 Newborn Care
Chapter 9 Adolescent Health Care
Chapter 10 Pediatric Emergency Medicine
Chapter 11 Documenting Pediatric Care
Chapter 12 Medical Liability Experiences of Pediatricians
Chapter 13 Coping With Malpractice Litigation Stress
Chapter 14 Testifying as an Expert Witness
Chapter 15 Resolving Malpractice Disputes Without Litigation: Alternative Dispute Resolution
Chapter 16 Pediatric Patient Safety
Chapter 17 Medical Licensure, Specialty Boards, and Practitioner Data Banks
Chapter 18 Career Transitions: Residency Through Retirement
Chapter 19 Volunteer Activities
Chapter 20 Medical Liability and Child Abuse
Chapter 21 Health Care Fraud, Waste, and Abuse
Index