The Regan Report on Medical Law articles from December 1999

The Regan Report on Medical Law archives from December 1999

Are V.A. Physicians & Hospitals Up to Par?(Brief Article)
December 1, 1999... ARE V.A. PHYSICIANS AND HOSPITALS UP TO STANDARD? That question was raised by a federal judge in a recent Texas case in which V.A. physicians failed to diagnose a Major's ischemic heart disease after no less than 27 visits in which the Major...

Can Plan Administrator be Considered `Treating' Physician?(Brief Article)
December 1, 1999... CASE ON POINT: Hull v. Fallon, 185 F.3d 939 - MO (1999) ISSUE: Patients are being denied diagnostic tests, operative procedures, physiotherapy and other necessary treatment because of economics. We have entered into an era in which the...

IN: Failure to Disclose Use of Silicone Implants: `Fraudulent Concealment' Bars Limitations.(Brief Article)
December 1, 1999... CASE FACTS: On November 14, 1982, Sharon Halbe visited Dr. Howard Weinberg, a physician certified by the American Board of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, who diagnosed her with extensive fibrocystic disease in both breasts. He performed a...

PA: Negligent Referral to `Incompetent' Dr.: Liability Under General Negligence Principles.(Brief Article)
December 1, 1999... CASE FACTS: Suit for medical malpractice was brought in State court in Pennsylvania against a physician who allegedly referred his patients to a physician known to be incompetent. The suit was transferred to the United States District Court for...

No Discipline v. Dr. for Corp.'s `No Contest' Plea.(Brief Article)
December 1, 1999... CASE ON POINT: Con. & Ind. Svcs. Dept. v. Shah, 600 N.W.2d 406 - MI (1999) ISSUE: The law has created corporations to afford legitimate individuals legitimate means of limiting their exposure to liability for the acts or negligence of...