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The Regan Report on Medical Law archives from March 1997
Tubal ligation botched: no emotional distress recovery.
March 1, 1997... ARE THE PARENTS OF A HEALTHY CHILD BORN AFTER A BOTCHED TUBAL LIGATION ENTITLED TO DAMAGES FOR EMOTIONAL DISTRESS? That was the issue with which the Supreme Court of the State of Rhode Island was faced in a recent case of first impression in that...
Can you lawfully refuse to treat an HIV+ patient? (human immunodeficiency virus-positive)
March 1, 1997... CASE ON POINT: Abbott v. Bragdon, 1997 WL 85096 (1st Cir. (ME))
ISSUE: Can a physician or other health care provider lawfully refuse to treat an HIV positive patient? According to this extraordinary Maine case, the Federal Courts concluded that...
Don't allow office staff to put you & your patients at risk. (telephone communication with patients)
March 1, 1997... CASE ON POINT: Gregorio v. Zeluck 678 A. 2d 810 - PA (1996)
ISSUE: Would you consider diagnosing your patients' symptoms over the telephone? If you do, you do so at your own peril. However, to allow your office staff, whether they be registered...