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When Does a Person Become Your Patient?

Commentary April 8, 2021

You get a phone call from a 'friend of a friend' asking for advice. Or you find a new problem (in a current patient) that's outside your expertise. What's your duty of care in each case?
Cooperative of American Physicians

Lawsuit: Doctor's Doubts Lead to Missed Diagnosis

Article April 1, 2021
Cooperative of American Physicians

Lawsuit: Doctor Leaked Private Information to Patient's Family

Article March 8, 2021
How to Negotiate Your Nurse Practitioner Contract

Commentary February 19, 2021
The Outrageous Costs of Treating Functional Disorders of the Brain

Commentary February 18, 2021
Cooperative of American Physicians

Malpractice Case: Drug Mistakes Can Cause Serious Harm

Article February 8, 2021
Cooperative of American Physicians

Malpractice Case: Could an ECG Have Saved This Woman?

Article January 4, 2021
When Patients Threaten Legal Action

Course Section January 1, 2021

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Latest News View All

Bar Owner Accused of Selling Fake Vaccination Cards

WebMD Health News May 6, 2021
West Va. City Takes Big 3 Drug Distributors to Court Over Opioids

Reuters Health Information May 3, 2021
Russian Vaccine Developer Plans to Sue for Defamation

Reuters Health Information April 30, 2021
Physician Sexual Misconduct: Stronger Action Needed, FSMB Says

Medscape Medical News April 29, 2021
Fake COVID-19 Testing Sites Appear in Washington State

Associated Press April 29, 2021
Peloton, Feds Face Off After 'Urgent Warning'

WebMD Health News April 27, 2021

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Reports View All

Medscape Physician Compensation Report 2021: The Recovery Begins

Medscape Features Slideshows
Medscape Physician Lifestyle & Happiness Report 2021

Medscape Features Slideshows
Medscape Nurse Career Satisfaction Report 2020

Medscape Features Slideshows
Medscape APRN Compensation Report 2020

Medscape Features Slideshows
Life, Death, and Painful Dilemmas: Ethics 2020

Medscape Features Slideshows

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Journal Articles View All

ED and Urgent Care Medical Malpractice Claims 2001-15

Western Journal of Emergency Medicine: Integrating Emergency Care with Population Health April 22, 2021
Overcoming Barriers to COVID-19 Vaccine in African Americans

American Journal of Public Health April 2, 2021
Stent Cases and the Criminalization of Medical Judgment

Circulation February 7, 2020
Current Difficult Airway Management--Not Good Enough!

Anesthesiology October 4, 2019
Meeting the Challenge of Difficult Staffing Decisions

American Nurse Today August 30, 2019
Malpractice Claims in Benign Biliary Disease Surgery

Annals of Surgery May 21, 2019

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