Medical errors are an unfortunate part of our healthcare system. It is important for attorneys, healthcare professionals, and insurance agents to know how an error was made and who is responsible. Medical Errors and Litigation Investigation and Case Preparation will take you through the process of handling your medical error case. Once you've determined that a patient has a legitimate complaint, this book will help by providing you a guideline for sorting through the overwhelming amount of paper work and bureaucracy involved in a medical errors case. The authors expertise will help you know how to identify responsible parties, understand the roots of patient injuries, sort through the standards of care and gather information from medical records. This book also covers finding medical experts, presenting your case to a jury and alternatives to litigation and trials. Click on the book title for more information

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Written for the healthcare professional, claims adjuster and trial attorney, this book provides detailed information on how to analyze pain and suffering cases. You will read chapters written by legal nurse consultants, physicians and attorneys and see how pain and suffering patients and cases are viewed and treated on all sides. Each section of this valuable text is designed to fully explain each aspect of this hot topic in health care. The authors teach to you how to understand medical records and commonly used pain assessment tools. You will then focus on high-risk populations, pain and suffering in children, and cancer pain. The last section is dedicated to your presentation of pain and suffering cases in the courtroom. By combining the clinical information in the first two sections with the legal strategies in the last section, this book becomes a must read for any attorney litigating medical, nursing, or nursing home negligence cases. Click on the book title for more information

Each chapter in this highly praised book has been revised and updated and new chapters have been added to cover more issues in nursing home litigation. It is an excellent reference for attorneys and others involved with nursing home litigation, with perspectives from experienced attorneys, physicians, nursing consultants, pharmacists, and nursing home specialists. The four sections of the book discuss legal strategies used during investigation and pretrial preparation,liability issues in the nursing home setting, common allegations that occur in nursing home cases, and defense strategies for nursing home cases. Click on the book title for more information

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