Physicians and the Law: The Intersection of Medicine, Business, and Medical Malpractice

About the Author

• An Introduction to Medical Malpractice in the United States

SECTION 1: The New Business Model of Medicine

• Chapter 1. The Chaotic Work World of Physicians
• Chapter 2. The Healthcare Crisis: Competition Is the Problem and the Solution
• Chapter 3. Optimal Medical Outcomes with Limited Liability: Risk Management Principles for Medical Practices at the Intersection of Medicine, Law, and Business
• Chapter 4. The Fundamentals of Liability Insurance: Physician and Organization Perspectives
• Chapter 5. Changing Perspectives in Medical Practice: Disruptive Innovation
• Chapter 6. Risk Management Principles for Physicians
• Chapter 7. Physician Professionalism: Ethical and Moral Duties Physicians Encounter in the New Business Model of Medicine

SECTION 2: The Medical Malpractice Environment Affecting Physicians

• Chapter 8. Why Patients Sue Physicians: Risk Management Strategies
• Chapter 9. Malpractice Considerations: New Concerns on the Horizon
• Chapter 10. Medical Malpractice Stress Syndrome: A “Forme Fruste” of Posttraumatic Stress Disorder
• Chapter 11. Liability of Physicians Supervising Non-physician Clinicians
• Chapter 12. Professional Liability Pertinent to Graduate Medical Education: The Intersection of Medical Education, Patient Care, and Law
• Chapter 13. The Anatomy of a Lawsuit

SECTION 3: The Importance of “Basics” in Limiting Allegations of Physician Negligence

• Chapter 14. The Physician Fiduciary: Understanding Trusteeship
• Chapter 15. Physician Professionalism
• Chapter 16. Should Doctors Still Examine Patients?
• Chapter 17. The Importance of the Medical Record: A Critical Professional Responsibility
• Chapter 18. Heightened Malpractice Risk for Hospitalist Physicians in the United States—What to Know and What to Do
• Chapter 19. Physician Alert: The Legal Risks Associated with “On-Call” Duties in the United States
• Chapter 20. Improving Health Outcomes Through Patient Education and Partnerships with Patients
• Chapter 21. Implications of Good Samaritan Laws for Physicians
• Chapter 22. The Sunshine Act—What Every Physician Needs to Know

SECTION 4: Why All Physicians Must Understand Informed Consent in a Liability World

• Chapter 23. Medical Informed Consent: General Considerations for Physicians
• Chapter 24. The Standard of Care: Medical Errors, Violations and the Law
• Chapter 25. Medical Informed Choice: Understanding the Element of Time to Meet the Standard of Care for Valid Informed Consent

SECTION 5: The Electronic Medical Record and Physician Liability

• Chapter 26. Medical Liability in the Electronic Medical Records Era
• Chapter 27. The Unintended Consequences of the Electronic Medical Record on Physicians in Training and Their Mentors
• Chapter 28. The Physician Fiduciary in the New and Evolving Digital Age—What Young Physicians Need To Know

SECTION 6: Physicians, Peer Review, And Legal Conundrums

• Chapter 29. Peer Review: Practical Aspects and Legal/Ethical Issues Faced By the Medical Staff
• Chapter 30. Peer Review: The Mandate for Physician Leadership
• Chapter 31. The National Practitioner Data Bank: Requisite Medical-Legal Issues for Physicians

SECTION 7: The World of Sports and Physician Liability

• Chapter 32. Medical and Legal Issues in the Cardiovascular Evaluation of Competitive Athletes
• Chapter 33. Preparticipation Cardiovascular Screening of Student-Athletes with Echocardiography: Ethical, Clinical, Economic, and Legal Considerations

If you’re a healthcare provider, Physicians and The Law will give you the toolkit you need to expertly navigate the space between medicine, business, and law.

Timothy E. Paterick MD, JD, MBA, and Master’s in Physician Leadership and Management is a practicing cardiologist with a passion for preventive health measures, the law, sports medicine, and teaching residents and fellows medicine. While practicing full-time cardiology Dr. Paterick has written over one hundred peer-reviewed articles in the medical literature, has been an invited speaker across the country on medical and legal issues, and has authored three books: Invest in Yourself: A Cardiologist’s Narrative for Heart Health and Health through Hope: Look in People’s Eyes, and Physician-Time to Invest in Yourself: Work-Life Balance, the Needs of the Patient, and Medical-Legal Risk Management

Dr. Paterick is a lifelong scholar-athlete, having begun his academic career playing basketball on scholarship at the University of Wisconsin – Madison. Subsequently, and after completing medical education at Rush Medical College and his medical training at the Mayo Clinic, he completed his law degree, his MBA, and a master’s degree in Physician Leadership and Management. His continued study of medicine, law, business, and leadership/management has led to an understanding of how they intersect and impact practicing physicians.