Legal » Health Law
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- Health / Ethics in Medicine : Ethical, professional and public policy statements for health care
Position statements and guidelines. Codes of conduct. Recommendations for health care professionals on ethical considerations in the business aspects of health care. Ethical, professional and public policy statements for health care. End of life issues. Cloning. Bioethics. Physician assisted suicide.
- Health / Fraud : DHHS OIC compliance program, health care fraud, physician fraud, etc.
Department of Health and Human Services Office of Inspector General (OIG) provider compliance program guides. Database of Office of Audit Services (OAS) audit reports. Report on insurance fraud perpetrated by medical providers, primarily medical clinics. Fact sheets on health care fraud, physician fraud, patient lies, etc.
- Health / Privacy : Medical record privacy, patient confidentiality, etc.
Confidentiality of medical information and patient records. Checklist for monitoring alcohol & other drug confidentiality compliance. Guidelines for employers regarding confidentiality of health information. Principles for health information privacy.
- Managed Care / Issues : Resources on managed care issues, ethics, horror stories, etc.
Covers the issues related to the management of medical costs versus the quality of care being provided.
- Managed Care / Liability : Guidelines to physicians about liability in managed care
Various resources assist the physician in understanding liability in managed care. The Health Administration Responsibility Project (HARP) - seeks to establish liability of managed healthcare organizations for consequences of their decisions. MCO's - the rules are changing for managed care liability.
- Medicine / Brain Injuries : Traumatic brain injury reference materials
Traumatic brain injury and coma articles, fact sheets, statistics, treatment guidelines, family assistance, legal issues and more.
- Regulations / Health : Full text of state health laws - access to state health departments
Links to the health departments for each state. Full text of the state health laws for those available on the internet.
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Risk Mgt / Medical Liability : Medical malpractice, risk management in medicine, insurance, etc.Medical professional liability exposures. Tips to prevent malpractice claims. Handbook on risk management for physicians. State-specific legislative information. Series of risk management forms and letters available for download. Answers to common questions about the release of medical records. Emergency room risk management. Series of articles on risk management and medical professional liability.
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Safety / Medical Devices : FDA regulatory guidance for manufacturers of medical devicesUS Food and Drug Administration guidance on the CDRH requirements related to medical device manufacturing safety requirements - recalls, reporting, quality, use errors, etc. Various inspection guides used by FDA field staff for audits. Mammography facility regulatory guidance.
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Workers Comp / WC Laws : Obtain the full text of state workers compensation lawsDirect links to the full text of state workers compensation laws for those states who provide the information on their websites.
- Corporate Law / Health Law : Medical and health law resources
Medical malpractice law and information. Case developments, articles, resources related to medical law. Law and the physician, medicine and law, medical liability, etc. Resources, cases, statutes, memos and articles on health law. Latex allergy litigation.
- Employee Health / Health Privacy : Health privacy, medical record privacy, patient confidentiality, etc.
Guidelines for employers regarding confidentiality of health information. Confidentiality of medical information and patient records. Checklist for monitoring alcohol & other drug confidentiality compliance. Principles for health information privacy.
- Employee Health / Healthcare Fraud : Health care fraud, physician fraud, DHHS OIC compliance program
Fact sheets on health care fraud, physician fraud, patient lies, etc. Department of Health and Human Services Office of Inspector General (OIG) provider compliance program guides. Database of Office of Audit Services (OAS) audit reports. Report on insurance fraud perpetrated by medical providers, primarily medical clinics. DHHS OIC compliance program.
- Government Laws / Health Laws : Full text of state health laws - access to state health departments
Links to the health departments for each state. Full text of the state health laws for those available on the internet. HIPAA, Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act. Stark II regulations.
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Insurance / Malpractice Insurance : Malpractice, risk management in medicine, insurance for the medical industrySeries of articles on risk management and medical professional liability. Medical professional liability exposures. Tips to prevent malpractice claims. Handbook on risk management for physicians. State-specific legislative information. Series of risk management forms and letters available for download. Answers to common questions about the release of medical records. Emergency room risk management.
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Workplace Safety / Medical Devices : FDA regulatory guidance for manufacturers of medical devicesVarious inspection guides used by FDA field staff for audits. Mammography facility regulatory guidance. US Food and Drug Administration guidance on the CDRH requirements related to medical device manufacturing safety requirements - recalls, reporting, quality, use errors, etc.
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