Malpractice Sites:
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Summary of Medical Malpractice Law
(Summary of each state's medical malpractice law, including
the principal procedural provisions and the statute of limitations...Not verified for accuracy)
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Legal
Consumer Guide - Medical Malpractice Statutes of Limitations (Not
verified for accuracy, and it appears it may be providing general negligence
statutes of limitations, rather than specific medical malpractice statutes
of limitations)
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National
Conference of State Legislatures - 50 State Medical Malpractice Tort Law
Chart (catalogues the malpractice laws of all 50 states in chart form,
including statutes of limitations, but sources tell us it's often misleading
and inaccurate)
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Assessing and Evaluating the Malpractice Claim: Practical
Considerations - Article Available Only in PDF Format and not html
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'Lectric Law Library, Medical Malpractice
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Cafe Law, Medical Malpractice
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The Federal Tort Claims Act: An Overview
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American Academy of Orthopedic Surgeons Online
(check the section titled Educational Resources
Catalog...many videotapes for sale on various orthopedic
topics, including surgical procedures)
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ACEP Online, American College of Emergency Physicians
(resources available on emergency medicine)
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Joint Commission on the Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations
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Laparoscopic Surgery: A Primer for the Lawyer
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Society of American Gastrointestinal Endoscopic Surgeons - Guidelines, Statements and Other Publications
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Establishing Liability And Damages In Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy
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Medical Malpractice, Cancer and the Medical Oncologist
('Lectric Law Library)
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Online Cancer Guide
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Mammography and the Diagnosis of Breast Cancer ('Lectric Law
Library)
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TransMed Network - Breast Diseases - Physicians' Guidelines
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CancerNet - National Cancer Institute - Breast Cancer Treatment - Health Professionals
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Prognostic Factors For Breast Cancer Survival, A Primer For
Lawyers
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FDA Mammography Page - Mammography Quality Standards Act of 1992 (MQSA)
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Common Obstetrical Complications ('Lectric Law Library)
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Shoulder Dystocia, Facts, Evidence and Conclusions
(the issues from a defense perspective)
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Article: Diagnosing and Managing Ectopic Pregnancy
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Article: The Burden of Staphylococcus Aureus Infections on Hospitals in the United States
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Lasik Eye Surgery: US Food and Drug Administration
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Surgical Eyes
(resource site for complications of eye surgery)
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Guidelines for Prevention of Surgical Site Infection
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American College of Surgeons - Statements and Guidelines
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The Pediatric Database (PEDBASE)
(comprehensive alphabetical listing with descriptions of over 550 childhood illnesses)
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Pediatric Infectious Diseases
(bibliography of medical literature citations for pediatric
infectious diseases)
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Pediatric Critical Care Medicine
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RMF's Risk Management Library
(resources for risk management and dealing with the medical malpractice arena from a clinical perspective)
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Malpractice Claims - Risk Management Tips and Topics
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Primary Care Clinical Practice Guidelines
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National Guideline Clearinghouse
(U.S. government site providing a public resource for evidence-based clinical practice guidelines)
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Clinical Practice Guidelines for Assisted Living and Nursing Care -
American Health Care Association
(Falls and Fall Risk Clinical Practice Guideline, Altered Mental
States Clinical Practice Guideline, Dementia Clinical Practice
Guideline, Osteoporosis Clinical Practice Guideline)
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Clinical Geriatrics - Falls and Gait Disturbances
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National Center for Elder Abuse
(funded by the U.S. Administration on Aging, the NCEA is a gateway to resources on elder
abuse, neglect, and exploitation.)
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Member of the Family - National Database of Performance Evaluations of Nursing Homes
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Nursing Home Compare
(detailed information about the performance of every Medicare and
Medicaid certified nursing home in the USA)
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Nursing Homes Ratings
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The Guidelines for Chiropractic Quality Assurance
and Practice Parameters (Mercy Guidelines)
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AIM, Association of State Medical Board Executive Directors,
DocFinder
(for a limited number of participating states, this site
provides a database of physicians with credentials and
disciplinary actions)
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Forbes Online, Article on Investigating Physicians' Background for Disciplinary Proceedings
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Federation of State Medical Boards - DocInfo
(40 year old databank of 115,000 physician disciplinary
actions recently opened up to public access for a small fee)
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National Practitioner Data Bank
(Yes! It's the home of the notorious federal data bank
of medical practitioners and their malpractice judgments and
settlements...No, you can't access it...Some good statistics,
though)
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Public Citizen - Survey of Doctor Disciplinary Information on
State Medical Board Web Sites
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DoctorFind
(search for physicians)
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DoctorDirectory.Com
(comprehensive directory of physicians listed by geographical
location and specialty...also has an advanced search feature
allowing searches by last name only or as much information as is available)
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American Board of Medical Specialties - Certified Doctor Verification Service
(searchable database of all physicians certified by a member
board of the American Board of Medical Specialties. Mirror site available
here)
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SearchPointe - Doctor Search - Background Information
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IDEX, Expert Witness Research
(fee/membership based, defense oriented database of
expert witnesses and transcripts...It's expensive, but it's
good to know the opposition's intelligence)
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Maryland Board of Physician Quality Assurance
(Site contains a search engine for Maryland physicians that will
produce a license profile on each, including whether any public
disciplinary orders have been entered.)
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Quackwatch, Your Guide to Health Fraud, Quackery and
Intelligent Decisions
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Malpracticedepositions.Com
(Malpractice depositions available online...also includes expert witness data bank)
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Federal Anti-Dumping Law