Medical malpractice expert witnessing
Subtitle: introductory guide for physicians and medical professionals
By: Perry Hookman.
Publisher: CRC Press
Published: 2008
Place of publication: Boca Raton
Language: eng
Number of pages: 552
ISBN-13: 9781420058956
Subjects: Evidence, Expert -- United States; Medical jurisprudence -- United States; Medical personnel -- Malpractice -- United States; Physicians -- Malpractice -- United States; Psychotherapists -- Malpractice -- United States
Other titles: Expert witnessing
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Medical malpractice and tort reform in the USA; title: Avoiding problems with Qui Tam, HIPPA, and other disciplinary actions; title: Maritime medical malpractice; title: Defensive moves and strategies to avoid medical malpractice suits in primary medical care and specialist practice; title: Proactive strategies to reduce malpractice risks in primary care and surgical practice; title: Proactive strategies to reduce malpractice risks in psychiatry; title: What you must know about managed care snares and punitive damages; title: How to avert or deal with a potential medical malpractice suit : strategies for averting medical malpractice; title: What to do and not to do in a pending or ongoing medical malpractice suit; title: Alterante dispute resolution as an alternative to medical malpractice litigation : alternate dispute resolution, mediationm and other options for the defendant physician; title: Caveats on testifying physicians : attorney relationships; title: How physicians can be investigated prior to trial : investigating the medical expert witness; title: Overview of a medical malpractice trial; title: Introducing the physician to legal testimony : preparing the defendant physician for testimony; title: A trial judge's advice to testifying physicians on enhancing credibility in court; title: Medical malpractice terms and definitions for the testifying physician; title: Medical malpractice terms and tips for the testifying physician; title: How to prepare for and handle your deposition : deposition preparation for the  physician; title: How to manage attorney abuse; title: Ten examples on the Daubert impact on physician testimony; title: The use of evidence- based medicine to fend off a Daubert and cross examination challenge of your medical opinion[s]; title: Resource of legal theories, themes, and analogies for the medical expert witness; title: Example of translating for the jury; medicalese into understandable English; title: Lessons from my expert testimony mistakes; title: Critiques and golden nuggets for physician defendants and medical expert witnesses; title: Medical expert witness rewards.