InhaltsangabePart I. Insurance



Insuring the Practice of Medicine

Mark Gorney and Richard E. Anderson



Part II. Legal



What Every Doctor Should Know About Litigation: A Primer on How to Win Medical Malpractice Lawsuits

Fred J. Hiestand



Risk Reduction From a Plaintiff Attorney's Perspective

David Wm. Horan



The Physician As a Witness

Joel A. Mattison



The Judicial Process: Discovery and Deposition

Jonathan I. Epstein



Part III. The Clinical Face of Litigation



Communication and Patient Safety

Mark Gorney



EMedicine in the Physician's Office

Edward Fotsch



Risk Management for the Family Physician

Malcolm H. Weiss



Emergency Medicine

Michael Jay Bresler



Anesthesiology

Ann S. Lofsky



Malpractice and Medical Practice: Obstetrics and Gynecology

Jack M. Schneider



Breast Cancer Litigation

Richard E. Anderson and David B. Troxel



Pap Smear Litigation

David B. Troxel



Medical Liability in Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery

Mark Gorney



Part IV. Legal Reform and Health Care



The Case for Legal Reform

Richard E. Anderson



Health Policy Review: Medical Malpractice

David M. Studdert, Michelle M. Mello, and Troyen A. Brennan



New Directions in Medical Liability Reform

William M. Sage



Index