| Medical Malpractice Screening Panels |
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| Malpractice by Pharmacists |
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| New drugs are rapidly being developed and marketed, and more prescriptions are being written than ever before. The population as a whole is aging, and elderly patients account for about one-third of all drugs consumed. The practice of pharmacy itself has radically changed over the last decade. Whereas most pharmacies used to be part of family owed drug stores, they are now frequently owned and operated by national corporations and supermarket chains to allow the consumer to pick up his or her medicine at the same time as groceries and other supplies. The convenience of these superstores can be overshadowed by reckless mistakes made when pharmacists are required to fill a high number of prescriptions. Pharmacy experts conclude that a large part of the problem is a shortage of pharmacists. More... |
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| Physician/patient relationship |
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| Every doctor has a duty to reasonably care for and treat his or her patient, and a violation of that duty is medical malpractice. The core of the physician's duty comes from the existence of a physician/patient relationship, without which a claim of malpractice cannot be made despite the fact that a patient has suffered an injury. The law recognizes that a very special relationship exists between a doctor and his patient, creating the physician's duty of trust and fidelity to all those he treats. The law also recognizes that a patient who has been injured by a doctor while in this special relationship may be able to recover for his injuries. More... |
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| The Privacy of Your Medical Records |
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| The Privacy of Your Medical Records More... |
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| Medical Malpractice and the Collateral Source Rule |
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