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Showing 1 to 20 of 74 for “"malpractice"”.
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Essays on malpractice law and physician behavior
… of the manner in which various dimensions of malpractice law shape physician behavior and how this behavior, in turn, impacts health outcomes. In Chapter 1, I explore the association between regional variations in physician practices and the geographical scope of the standards of care to which …
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Medical malpractice and physician discipline: Lessons from Indiana
… care quality assurance mechanisms: medical malpractice (“med mal”) claiming, and the physician licensing/disciplinary system. In the mid-1970s, Indiana adopted a comprehensive package of med mal reforms, including a medical review panel, a total damages cap, and a patient compensation fund …
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The fascination of evil: mental malpractice in Shakespearean tragedy
The first part of this thesis offers a study of the phenomenon of fascination as it was understood in early modern England—specifically in its relation to magic, demonology and witchcraft. It examines fascination’s place within cultural traditions, and its operation within perception theory and the …
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The efficiency of professional malpractice laws under asymmetric information
Professional malpractice is currently treated as a tort in the U.S. Court system. However, cases of professional malpractice differ from other torts since they generally occur between parties with a pre-existing relationship. Such a pre-existing relationship allows for the possibility of contracts …
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Medical malpractice: efficiency of the negligence standard of physician liability
During the past decade medical malpractice litigation has created problems and concern within the medical and legal professions, the malpractice insurance industry, and for healthcare patients. The purpose of this dissertation was to analyze and evaluate the ability of the negligence standard of …
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Legal Malpractice and the Disappointed Beneficiary under English and German Law
… the will is rendered invalid due to legal malpractice of the will-preparing lawyer. There are several difficult problems contained in these cases. The problems shall be examined by comparing the solutions for these cases under English and under German law. - As will be seen below, …
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Exploring the prevention of examination malpractice in secondary schools through student voice
… the significant body of research on examination malpractice, there is still the need to focus research on preventing examination malpractice in secondary schools. At present, schools prevent examination malpractice through invigilation, structural arrangements in the examination rooms and …
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Nature and causes of examination malpractice in selected secondary schools in Kitwe district in Zambia.
This study aimed at investigating Examination Malpractices in selected secondary schools in Kitwe District. Despite high premium placed on examinations, examination malpractice is still on the increase. The aim of this study was to bring out the causes, effects and solutions to the vice. A case …
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Nature and causes of examination malpractice in selected secondary schools in Kitwe district in Zambia.
This study aimed at investigating Examination Malpractices in selected secondary schools in Kitwe District. Despite high premium placed on examinations, examination malpractice is still on the increase. The aim of this study was to bring out the causes, effects and solutions to the vice. A case …
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Exploring potential reforms to address the high costs of medical malpractice litigation in South Africa
For many years, medical malpractice claims have threatened the effective governance of health care sectors the world over. South Africa is not exempt from the effects of this phenomenon. The effects of increasing medical malpractice claims and their associated costs threaten the effective …
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An Empirical Study of Employee Relations and Managerial Malpractice Risks in a Four-Year Public Higher Education System
Over the last decade, the rapid rise in college tuitions and fees has become a national priority, with congressional committees and scholars interested in solving this persistently stubborn and often intractable problem. Although a number of reasons for this phenomenon have been discussed, one …
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Recovering for a loss of a chance of survival: loss of a chance in South African medical malpractice
… African law, specifically within the medical malpractice field. This doctrine allows for a physician to be held delictually liable for causing a loss of a chance of recovery or survival in medical misdiagnosis cases where a physician negligently failed to diagnose a curable disease, and the …
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La responsabilité médicale au Québec : un constat et une analyse des avenues de réforme
Studies from the USA on the status of malpractice are worrisome: most of the patients injuried while under medical care do not manifest themselves. In all likelihood the situation is the same in Quebec. By adjusting their figures for Quebec, 9 000 people are injuried every year while only a few …
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Problems of tort litigation as a means of patient and consumer protection in health care systems
… protecting patients and consumers from medical malpractice. The system of tort litigation has contributed to the U.S. having the highest health care spending per capita of any nation, but it has not resulted in superior quality of care. This work argues that tort litigation in health care is …
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Medical Jurisprudence Offerings in Curricula of Medical Schools In Selected Southeastern United States.
Malpractice suits have been filed against physicians with increasing frequency in recent years. While many different reasons for the increase have been given, among those suggested is that physicians in general are not knowledgeable about medical jurisprudence to the degree they are able to prevent …
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Medical error: Overcoming barriers to truthful disclosure
… erring health\r\nprofessionals, and reforming malpractice legislation. Although each of these explanations\r\nand solutions has its merits, all fail to adequately address the role of the culture of\r\nmedicine in perpetuating the reluctance to truthfully disclose medical errors and the …
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An analysis of the laws affecting North Carolina public school teachers
… and its elements and defenses; educational malpractice; governmental immunity; and students' records. Of particular concern were assault and battery and child abuse cases as related to corporal punishment, the use of qualified privilege as a defense in defamation, and the option provided by …
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