Medicolegal issues

Die Behandlung eines Patienten ohne Beteiligung von Medizinprodukten ist nahezu undenkbar.

Krankenhäuser unterliegen einer steten Überprüfung durch Finanzbehörden und Sozialversicherungsträger.

Seit der Vorauflage im Jahre 2010 sind nunmehr fünf Jahre vergangen - die sogenannte "Halbwertszeit" in der Medizin, die eine dringende Auffrischung aller Erkenntnisse erfordert.

Compliance im Krankenhaus ist kein neues, aber ein wichtiges und vielschichtiges Thema.

Während viele Jahre lang die Versorgung der Patienten in den verschiedenen Sektoren und Einrichtungen des Gesundheitswesens streng voneinander getrennt war, haben zahlreiche (Gesetzes-)Initiativen nunmehr & im Sinne des Patienten - zu einer immer stärkeren Verflechtung und Zusammenarbeit dieser Bereiche geführt.

Die gesetzlichen Rahmenbedingungen, in denen die Betreuung und Pflege von Patienten erfolgt, unterliegen einem stetigen Wandel.

Durch das Patientenrechtegesetz sind die Rechte der Patienten in den §§ 630a ff.

In der Notaufnahme Tätige werden in ihrer Arbeit häufig mit juristischen Fragestellungen konfrontiert, auf die sie in aller Regel nicht gut vorbereitet sind.

Neben den Grundlagen der Haftung für Angehörige der Pflegeberufe werden alle relevanten Fragestellungen der zivil- und strafrechtlichen Verantwortlichkeit im Pflegebereich, insbesondere in den Bereichen Krankenhäuser, Heime und ambulante Pflege umfassend, aktuell und praxisnah, zugleich aber auch mit wissenschaftlichem Anspruch behandelt.

Neben den Grundlagen der Haftung für Angehörige der Pflegeberufe werden alle relevanten Fragestellungen der zivil- und strafrechtlichen Verantwortlichkeit im Pflegebereich, insbesondere in den Bereichen Krankenhäuser, Heime und ambulante Pflege umfassend, aktuell und praxisnah, zugleich aber auch mit wissenschaftlichem Anspruch behandelt.

Siddhartha Mukherjee, Pulitzer-Preisträger und Autor des Bestsellers ›Der König aller Krankheiten: Krebs – eine Biographie‹, fragt sich in seinem TED Book, welchen Gesetzen die Medizin gehorcht.

The story of how your NHS was sold off and why you will have to buy private health insurance soon.

In ›Die Erfindung des ADHS-Syndroms‹ wird die faszinierende Geschichte dieser weit verbreiteten neurobiologischen Störung von ihren Anfängen bis zu den aktuellen Forschungsergebnissen beleuchtet.

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Everyone seeks to avoid getting into a lawsuit, but what do you do if this does happen?

Everyone seeks to avoid getting into a lawsuit, but what do you do if this does happen?

An understanding of medical law is increasingly important for all health professionals and this new ABC provides a basic introduction to the legal issues faced in health care that is accessible to anyone without any legal knowledge.

Nach etlichen Vorfällen in den letzten Jahrzehnten erbringt der Autor Urkundsbeweis für massive Auffälligkeiten und rechtswidrige Vorgehensweisen seitens Dritter in Strafverfahren, sowie daraus resultierender Untersuchungshaft.

The American health care industry has undergone such dizzying transformations since the 1960s that many patients have lost confidence in a system they find too impersonal and ineffectual.

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The Politics of Precaution examines the politics of consumer and environmental risk regulation in the United States and Europe over the last five decades, explaining why America and Europe have often regulated a wide range of similar risks differently.

Why health care reform must tackle the escalating cost of medical technologyTechnological innovation is deeply woven into the fabric of American culture, and is no less a basic feature of American health care.

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The American health care industry has undergone such dizzying transformations since the 1960s that many patients have lost confidence in a system they find too impersonal and ineffectual.

Why, alone among industrial democracies, does the United States not have national health insurance?

Why, alone among industrial democracies, does the United States not have national health insurance?

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The American healthcare system is failing us.

Discover the fascinating world of Japanese rice wine in *"e;Sake: The Art of Japanese Rice Wine - The Culture of Japan's National Drink"e;*.

Coercion is one of the most fascinating and controversial subjects in psychiatry.

Coercion is one of the most fascinating and controversial subjects in psychiatry.

Accountability is a key concern for nurses and midwives in the NHS today.

This is a guide for all doctors - GPs and hospital doctors alike, on the law and how it affects them.

Awareness of the law is an essential part of any medical practice manager's role and is becoming even more important as patients and employees are becoming more litigation conscious.

The Mental Capacity Act (2005) governs decision-making processes on behalf of adults who are unable to give informed consent, whether they lose mental capacity at some point in their lives due to illness or injury or where the incapacitating condition has been present since birth.

This textbook explains what pharmacy students and practicing pharmacists need to know about pharmacy and the law, including recent changes in the National Health Service.

Practical and jargon-free, this book is aimed at the non-lawyer and includes an extensive glossary of terms.

Reflecting the work of an international panel of experts, the International Handbook on Psychopathic Disorders and the Law offers an in-depth and multidisciplinary look at key aspects of the development and etiology of psychopathic disorders, current methods of intervention, treatment and management, and how these disorders impact decision making in civil and criminal law.

Reflecting the work of an international panel of experts, the International Handbook on Psychopathic Disorders and the Law offers an in-depth and multidisciplinary look at key aspects of the development and etiology of psychopathic disorders, current methods of intervention, treatment and management, and how these disorders impact decision making in civil and criminal law.

With contributions from: Eric Blyth, Ken Daniels, Julia Feast, Robert Lee, Nina Martin, Alexina McWhinnie, Derek Morgan, Clare Murray, Sharon Pettle, Claire Potter, Jim Richards and Francoise Shenfield The separation of procreation from conception has broadened notions of parenthood and created novel dilemmas.

When a powerful mystic steps on the hand of a radical young hippie doctor from Detroit, it changes lives and the world.

A compelling argument for improving society's mental health through increased services and better policyMental illness is a leading cause of suffering in the modern world.

How cutting-edge economics can improve decision-making methods for doctorsAlthough uncertainty is a common element of patient care, it has largely been overlooked in research on evidence-based medicine.

Debbie Purdy doesn't want to die.

Why health care reform must tackle the escalating cost of medical technologyTechnological innovation is deeply woven into the fabric of American culture, and is no less a basic feature of American health care.

At present, human society is facing a health care crisis that is affecting patients worldwide.

A compelling argument for improving society's mental health through increased services and better policyMental illness is a leading cause of suffering in the modern world.

The Handbook of Health Economics provide an up-to-date survey of the burgeoning literature in health economics.

Suitable for both students and practicing pharmacists, the latest edition of this classic textbook provides comprehensive coverage of an essential component of the U.