Medical Malpractice : A Physician's Sourcebook

Part II focuses on the litigation process itself with views from the defense and plaintiff bar, and the physician as both expert and defendant. Part III looks at malpractice litigation from the viewpoint of the practicing physician.

Part I. Insurance Insuring the Practice of Medicine Mark Gorney and Richard E. Anderson Part II. Legal What Every Doctor Should Know About Litigation: A Primer on How to Win Medical Malpractice Lawsuits Fred J. Hiestand Risk Reduction From a Plaintiff Attorney''s Perspective David Wm. Horan The Physician As a Witness Joel A. Mattison The Judicial Process: Discovery and Deposition Jonathan I. Epstein Part III. The Clinical Face of Litigation Communication and Patient Safety Mark Gorney E-Medicine in the Physician''s Office Edward Fotsch Risk Management for the Family Physician Malcolm H. Weiss Emergency Medicine Michael Jay Bresler Anesthesiology Ann S. Lofsky Malpractice and Medical Practice: Obstetrics and Gynecology Jack M. Schneider Breast Cancer Litigation Richard E. Anderson and David B. Troxel Pap Smear Litigation David B. Troxel Medical Liability in Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery Mark Gorney Part IV. Legal Reform and Health Care The Case for Legal Reform Richard E. Anderson Health Policy Review: Medical Malpractice David M. Studdert, Michelle M. Mello, and Troyen A. Brennan New Directions in Medical Liability Reform William M. Sage Index