| Structured Settlements |
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| Structured SettlementsMore... |
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| Ethical and Malpractice Issues of Psychologists in Hospital Practice |
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| With increasing frequency, psychologists are working within a hospital setting. The reasons are varied: patients must be hospitalized; opportunities exist to work with other healthcare providers; and insurance companies require hospital privileges as a prerequisite for reimbursement. This expansion out of the private office to the hospital not only creates a more challenging and rewarding practice but it also gives rise to new ethical and malpractice dilemmas for the psychologist.More... |
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| Anesthesia and Malpractice |
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| Anesthesia and MalpracticeMore... |
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| Vicarious Liability of Hospitals for Physicians' Negligence |
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| Vicarious Liability of Hospitals for Physicians' NegligenceMore... |
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| Recovery for the Death of a Fetus |
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| Whether or not a parent may maintain a cause of action against a negligent healthcare provider for the death of a fetus generally depends on the laws of the jurisdiction in which the medical care was given. The issue is determined on the basis of the definition of the word "person" in the state's wrongful death statute. There is usually some line of demarcation in the statute - a critical stage of development after which an action may be pursued by parents for the death of that fetus. In most jurisdictions, a parent is entitled to maintain an action to recover for the wrongful death of a fetus after the fetus is developed enough to live apart from its mother. Only a few courts have upheld such an action regardless of the viability of the fetus. More... |
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