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Peer Review Privilege and Medical Malpractice

Peer Review Privilege and Medical Malpractice

Ethical and Malpractice Issues of Psychologists in Hospital Practice

With increasing frequency, psychologists are working within a hospital setting. The reasons are varied: patients must be hospitalized; opportunities exist to work with other healthcare providers; and insurance companies require hospital privileges as a prerequisite for reimbursement. This expansion out of the private office to the hospital not only creates a more challenging and rewarding practice but it also gives rise to new ethical and malpractice dilemmas for the psychologist.

Physician Liability for Assisted Suicide

Physician Liability for Assisted Suicide

Medical Malpractice and the Collateral Source Rule

Medical Malpractice and the Collateral Source Rule

Failure to Diagnose Appendicitis

Failure to Diagnose Appendicitis