Professional liability and risk management
Subtitle: a resource for obstetrician-gynecologists in training and in practice
By: developed under the direction of the Committee on Professional Liability.
Contributors: American college of Obstetricians and Gynecologists. Committee on Professional Liability.
Publisher: American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists
Published: 2002
Place of publication: [Washington, D.C.]
Language: eng
Number of pages: 128
Subjects: Gynecologists -- Malpractice -- United States.; Obstetricians -- Malpractice -- United States.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 107-108) and index.
Table of contents: title: The elements of professional liability; title: The stages of a medical professional liability lawsuit; title: pretrial stage; title: The stages of a medical professional liability lawsuit; title: trial stage; title: The stages of a medical professional liability lawsuit; title: settlement stage; title: Informed consent; title: Risk management issues; title: Special liability issues for residents; title: High-risk areas for litigation in obstetrics and gynecology; title: Patient communication; title: Medical records; title: Professional liability insurance; title: Examples of government requirements affecting medical practice; title: Physician reporting requirements and profiling.