Risk, liability and malpractice
Subtitle: what every plastic surgeon needs to know
By: Phil Haeck, Mark Gorney
Contributors: Gorney, Mark
Publisher: Elsevier Saunders
Published: 2011
Place of publication: [Philadelphia]
Language: eng
Number of pages: 153
ISBN-13: 9781437727012
Subjects: Legislation & jurisprudence; Law and legislation; Plastic surgeons; Risk Management; Malpractice; Plastic Surgery; Liability Insurance; Reconstructive Surgical Procedures
Description: "Risk, Liability and Malpractice: What Every Plastic Surgeon Need To Know" is your indispensable guide to maintaining a reputable, safe, successful plastic surgery practice. Authors Phil Haeck, MD and Mark Gorney, MD, two of the best-known and most trusted authorities on this subject, discuss every issue you need to consider, from which procedures carry the highest risk through claims arising from Medi-Spas and unique aspects of providing aesthetic surgery for male patients. Written in a concise and easy-to-read style, this is the book you need to make wise clinical and practice decisions, manage your patients' expectations, avoid complications, and deliver satisfying results. Effectively navigate your toughest legal issues! Must-read chapters include "The Most Risky Procedures in Plastic Surgery," "Claims Arising From Medi-Spas," and "The Unique Aspects of The Male Patient and Aesthetic Surgery." Get advice you can trust! Phil Haeck, MD has been writing Plastic Surgery News's "On Legal Grounds" column for more than five years and is the 2011/2012 president of ASPS. Mark Gorney, MD, a former ASPS president, is a founding member of The Doctors Company, now the country's largest malpractice insurance carrier, and has taught the basics in risk management to thousands of his colleagues. Read it quickly and put it to work in your practice! A concise, practical approach with minimal legal jargon presents the guidance you need in a way that is easy to understand and apply.
Notes: Includes index.
Table of contents: title: Genesis of plastic surgery claims; title: Legal principles applied to plastic and reconstructive surgery; title: Recognition of the patient unsuitable for plastic surgery; title: Most risky procedures in plastic surgery; title: Unique aspects of the male patient and aesthetic surgery; title: Avoiding liability in reconstructive surgery; title: Psychological aspects of modifying a patient's anatomy; title: Role of the office staff in preventing liability; title: Myths of the "No Risk," minimally invasive office-based treatment; title: Claims arising from medi-spas; title: What every emerging surgeon should know about medical liability; title: Liability carrier's point of view; title: Dilemma of the expert witness; title: Coping with bad news.