Malpractice & Legal

Malpractice & Legal Perspectives

Should Labor and Delivery Nurses Perform Moderate Sedation? A hospital wants its L&D nurses to learn moderate sedation in the rare event that an emergency C-section is performed under local anesthesia.
Medscape Nurses, October 16, 2017
Medical Assistants and Technicians: What Can They Do, Legally? What do state laws say about medical assistants and technicians, and how can physicians and nurses protect themselves from liability when using these healthcare workers?
Medscape Nurses, October 10, 2017

When a Curbside Consult Is a Liability Risk
Medscape Business of Medicine, October 4, 2017
Is Bad Behavior Reason Enough to Deny Coverage?
Medscape Business of Medicine, October 4, 2017
Utah Nurse Arrest: The Legal Questions, Answered
Medscape Nurses, September 25, 2017
Avoiding Malpractice in Refractive Surgery
Medscape Ophthalmology, September 20, 2017

Opioids Top List of Malpractice Claims Linked to Medications One problem is that some physicians cave into the requests of persuasive, pill-seeking patients against their better judgement, the medical liability insurer Coverys says in a new study.
Medscape Medical News, October 16, 2017
Swedish Prosecutor Will Not Charge Italian Stem Cell Surgeon Swedish prosecutors said on Thursday they were ending without charges an investigation into surgeon Paolo Macchiarini after finding no legal evidence he caused the death of three patients.
Reuters Health Information, October 12, 2017

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