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"Turns medical jargon into plain English that juries can understand. Attorneys' Dictionary of Medicine contains: * Over 57,000 definitions of medical terms, with examples and practical analogies * Unique Reversicon using common lay words to lead you to the correct medical term"

"This all-in-one handbook combines all the resources you need on a daily basis: analysis and practice tips, state specific WCMSA requirements, statutes, public laws, regulations, case summaries with commentary, MMSEA Sec. 111 User Guide, CMS' MSP manual and memos, MMSEA alerts, Glossary and Acronyms, Life tables, and more. This publication will help you take control of your insurance settlements by explaining how to: -- Avoid pitfalls and delays under CMS' policies and procedure -- Comply with reporting requirements and avoid penalties -- Identify cases to submit for CMS review -- Achieve better CMS outcomes and avoid overly inflated MSAs -- Find defensible and less costly allocations for future medical expenses -- Submit acceptable proof for rated age for purposes of CMS review -- Avoid rejection of MSA proposals for inadequate prescription drug information -- Understand MSA evaluations and financial options for funding MSAs -- Determine when MSAs should be used in liability settlements and the settlement language to use"

"A comprehensive analysis and practical guide for handling the many legal issues facing all health care providers in today's dynamic health care environment. Each chapter contains a concise, comprehensive discussion of the law; an analysis of problems likely to be faced by health care providers; and practical guidelines for dealing with those problems. -- Medical malpractice, risk management and quality assurance -- Consent to medical treatment -- Medical information and confidentiality -- Reimbursement -- Antitrust and health care -- Medical staff matters -- Patient care issues -- Contractual relations -- Facility licensing and accreditation -- Licensure of professionals -- Joint Ventures and practice acquisitions -- Fraud and abuse and self-referral issues"

"The Health Care Law Sourcebook provides health law practitioners with ready access to the full text of federal laws, regulations, and other government documents relevant to the delivery of health care services. Topics include: • Medicare reimbursement and certification • Medicaid reimbursement standards • Patient confidentiality and non-discrimination • Approval of drugs and procedures • Antitrust and trade regulation • Environmental protection • Labor, employment and occupational safety • Other health care laws • Health Maintenance Organizations"

"A comprehensive guide to the Affordable Care Act and its implementing regulations."

"Jury Instructions on Medical Issues, Sixth Edition by Prof. Ron Eades, offers up-to-date, understandable instructions covering the latest medical issues. This handy book covers more than 200 medical issues including experimentation on patient, childbirth, anesthesiology, pre-existing conditions, and allergies. The author carefully drafts each sample instruction to clarify issues for the jury and present legal concepts in understandable terms."

"Written from the perspective of both the insurer and the insured, this publication is analytical and practical in approach, providing substantive statutory and case analyses, plus a variety of practice aids throughout. Covers all aspects of the structure and regulation of the industry, including detailed analysis of insurable interests and the application and underwriting process -- Provides clause-by-clause analysis of model life, health, and group life insurance policies, completely annotated with statutory and case law background and author commentary -- Includes extensive case citations, organized by fact pattern and state, and state-by-state surveys of prevailing law -- Discusses new products such as universal life and variable life insurance -- Explores all the complex legal issues that may arise from a policy, including fraud and misrepresentation in the application, sex discrimination, AIDS-related issues, and more"

"Updated twice a year with new chapters on the latest advances in courtroom strategies, Lawyers' Guide to Medical Proof provides comprehensive, current medical information written specifically for personal injury lawyers like you. It offers new insight on how to gather expert witnesses, examine reports of events that cause the injury, and acquire the basic medical background you need to effectively develop your case. Plus, you have quick reference to: • Medico-legal terminology • Medical procedures and technology • Cross-examinations drawn from actual cases • Impeachments of expert testimony"

"Lawyers' Medical Cyclopedia of Personal Injuries and Allied Specialties offers in-depth information and case law on hundreds of medical and surgical specialties. It includes an extensive bibliography of references to medical journals, law review articles, and American Law Reports, as well as summaries of state and federal appellate opinions. Written by physicians skilled at translating complex anatomy, physiology, and medical treatment into clear language that is easy for you to understand, it provides quick, accurate insight into medical issues."

"Long-Term Care Advocacy is everything you need to advise your elderly clients and their families about nursing and residential care facilities. This unique resource offers a practical approach to dealing with a variety of issues that can arise when placing an elderly person in long-term care, including: selecting the best type of facility for your client -- admissions policies and admissions agreements -- transferring from one facility to another or being readmitted to a facility -- qualifying for Medicare/Medicaid payments -- providing financial protection for spouses of nursing facility residents -- the pros and cons of purchasing long-term care insurance -- litigating against a nursing facility"

"The most frequently cited and respected authority in the field, this national treatise includes the most comprehensive treatment of medical malpractice law, litigation techniques and current developments in the field, both at the state and national levels. Key theories of liability, causes of action, defenses, and procedural hurdles, such as screening panels and other pre-filing requirements, are all covered. This comprehensive coverage allows for comparison of how particular jurisdictions address certain medical malpractice issues and it is particularly helpful to attorneys facing an issue of first impression in a particular jurisdiction. Additionally, individual chapters are devoted to particular specialties such as emergency medicine, obstetrics, anesthesiology, dentistry, podiatry and psychiatry. Vicarious liability, nurses and hospitals are also covered. Discovery and trial considerations are also discussed. And finally, the treatise contains an extensive Illustrative Awards chapter that breaks down jury awards and significant settlements according to the defendant's medical specialty or type of practice, as well as the type of injury or illness the plaintiff sustained."

"Find out how to recognize departures from standard of care and distinguish errors in clinical judgement with this seven-volume treatise, which provides the medical background you need to handle malpractice cases. Each chapter contains extensive medical information, including standards of care and potential causes of medical malpractice actions."

"Medical Records Privacy Under HIPAA is the one map you'll need to lead you through this confusing new maze of regulations. This treatise provides in-depth coverage of how these new regulations impact the way in which businesses maintain and disclose their health care records."

"Written by one of America's leading experts on health law and its tax ramifications, this treatise examines everything from obtaining and holding onto tax-exempt status, to the day-to-day tax issues faced by your clients. It also dispenses valuable practical guidance on such critical matters as: For-profit versus not-for-profit hospitals and health care organizations -- How to survive an IRS audit -- Federal record-keeping, reporting and disclosure requirements -- Avoiding the UBIT -- Physician recruitment and retention -- Caring for the elderly in facilities and at home -- HMO's -- Medical groups and faculty practice plans -- The perils of improper lobbying and electioneering by exempt organizations -- Integrated health care systems and cooperative organizations -- Partnerships, LLC's and Joint Ventures -- Operating as a Private Foundation"

"The definitive Treatise on Health Care Law covers the entire spectrum of legal issues affecting health care law practice, serving as a primary reference work and authority. Leading figures in their fields discuss the broad range of concerns of health care law practitioners today, such as: • Corporate and administrative issues • Health care payment systems and HIPAA • Relationship of individuals to health care organizations • Reimbursement and payment • Financial issues • Liability • Patients' rights • Mental health law"