In this issue of Neurologic Clinics, guest editors Drs. Joseph S. Kass and Michael A. Rubin bring their considerable expertise to the topic of Medicolegal Issues in Neurology. Top experts in the field provide up-to-date, focused guidance on how to identify and approach the major medicolegal and ethical issues that neurologists confront in today’s clinical practice.
Key Features
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Edited by Joseph S. Kass, MD, JD, FAAN, Clinical Professor , Neurology, Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences, and Medical Ethics & Health Policy, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas and Michael A. Rubin, MD, Associate Professor, Deparmetn of Neurology, The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center
1. Medical Malpractice and the Neurologist: An Introduction - p. 485 2. Medical Malpractice and the Neurologist: Specific Neurological Claims - p. 493 3. Protecting Privacy: Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996, Twenty-First Century Cures Act, and Social Media - p. 513 4. False Claims Act and Anti-Kickback Statute: Avoiding Legal Landmines - p. 523 5. Legal and Ethical Issues in the Neurology of Reproductive Health - p. 533 6. Counseling Patients with Neurologic Disabilities - p. 543 7. Global Neurology: The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly - p. 549
In this issue of Neurologic Clinics, guest editors Drs. Joseph S. Kass and Michael A. Rubin bring their considerable expertise to the topic of Medicolegal Issues in Neurology. Top experts in the field provide up-to-date, focused guidance on how to identify and approach the major medicolegal and ethical issues that neurologists confront in today’s clinical practice.
Key Features
Author Information
Edited by Joseph S. Kass, MD, JD, FAAN, Clinical Professor , Neurology, Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences, and Medical Ethics & Health Policy, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas and Michael A. Rubin, MD, Associate Professor, Deparmetn of Neurology, The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center
1. Medical Malpractice and the Neurologist: An Introduction - p. 485 2. Medical Malpractice and the Neurologist: Specific Neurological Claims - p. 493 3. Protecting Privacy: Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996, Twenty-First Century Cures Act, and Social Media - p. 513 4. False Claims Act and Anti-Kickback Statute: Avoiding Legal Landmines - p. 523 5. Legal and Ethical Issues in the Neurology of Reproductive Health - p. 533 6. Counseling Patients with Neurologic Disabilities - p. 543 7. Global Neurology: The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly - p. 549
