Physician Executives and the Law: Issues and Trends in Liability

Editor: Todd Sagin, MD, JD

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Physician Executives and the Law: Issues and Trends in Liability

Physicians who are properly informed and motivated can make substantial contributions to their organizations' risk management and risk reduction efforts. This book, written by physician executives and health law attorneys, captures the essence of liability issues and trends and relates them to emerging changes in the structure of the health care delivery system:

• The emerging dominance of managed care and integrated delivery systems and their impact on the liability issue
• The potential of risk management approaches to alleviate liability crises
• The case for greater involvement of physicians in addressing solutions to the liability problem.

165 Pages © 1996

Table of Contents

Chapter 1
Definitions

Chapter 2
Historical Trends in Malpractice Litigation

Chapter 3
Quality of Health Care: Can It Survive within the Changing Health Care System?

Chapter 4
Health Care Risk Management: A Perspective for the Physician Chapter Executive

Chapter 5
Liability Issues under Managed Care

Chapter 6
The Physician Executive's Role in Risk Management

Chapter 7
How We Got Here, and Where We Are Going