Understanding The Principles and Practice of Legal Oncology

by Tony S. Quang, Michelle S. Taft, Sushil Beriwal

Overview

This authoritative handbook provides the information and insight you need to avoid common medico-legal pitfalls

Cancer care represents a significant portion of total U.S. health care spending. Mistakes come at great costs to the individual clinician and the entire healthcare system. One misstep can destroy an otherwise stellar medical career. Clinicians must be versed in the interface of law and medicine so that they can practice medicine more effectively and economically.

Understanding the Principles and Practice of Legal Oncology delivers expert advice on how to avoid lawsuits while at the same time contributing to the reduction of healthcare costs and improving patient access. You'll learn how to steer clear of the most common legal hazards and mitigate any anxiety over the need to perform additional workups and documentations. Packed with clinical vignettes and relevant legal principles, this is an essential resource for physicians, surgeons, nurses, researchers, medical physicists, technicians, and those who are in the business of taking care of patients.

Features

• Explores the legal ramifications of prescribing vs. not prescribing opioids in the current stricter regulation landscape
• Covers the ethical considerations of using artificial intelligence to manage cancer treatment
• Explains the legal implications of not ordering screening tests when patients request them
• Describes the goals of a peer review, which is not always in good faith
• Refines the process on how to give proper informed consent
• Clears up what to say or not to say in a deposition if a patient files a lawsuit
• Elucidates the liability of practicing medicine as an employee in a hospital setting
• Outlines how to use midlevel providers safely, and much more

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781260474084
Publisher:	McGraw Hill LLC
Publication date:	06/22/2022
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	432
File size:	5 MB

About the Author

Tony S. Quang, MD, JD, is Acting Chief of Radiation Oncology, VA Puget Sound Health Care System; Associate Professor of Radiation Oncology, University of Washington School of Medicine; and Adjunct Associate Professor of Law, University of Washington School of Law.

Sushil Beriwal, MD, MBA, is Professor, Radiation Oncology, and Director, Residency Program, Medical Director, Department of Radiation Oncology, Magee-Women's Hospital of UPMC; and Director, Brachytherapy, University of Pittsburgh Cancer Center.

Table of Contents

Preface xv

I Introduction to Legal Oncology 1

1 Medical Malpractice 3

2 Informed Consent 15

3 Depositions 27

4 Trial Practice 39

5 Expert Testimony 71

II The Practice of Clinical Oncology 87

6 Radiation Oncology 89

7 Head and Neck Surgery 115

8 Medical and Pediatric Oncology 131

9 Anatomic and Clinical Pathology 145

10 Emergency Medicine 161

11 Radiology 179

12 Genetic Testing 193

13 Prescribing Drugs and Services 205

14 Primary Care Provider's Responsibility in Cancer Care 219

15 Dental/Oral Surgery 229

16 Integrative Oncology 249

III Cogent Issues in Oncology 263

17 Pain Management and Opioids 265

18 Cannabinoids, Oncology, and the Law 279

19 The US Food and Drug Administration 305

20 Clinical Trials 323

21 Artificial Intelligence 347

22 Telemedicine 365

23 Liability Involving Midlevel Practitioners 375

24 Quality Improvement 389

25 Medicolegal Ethics and Professionalism 405

26 End-of-Life Care 419

27 Cancer Causation and Product Liability 431

28 The Corporate Practice of Medicine 441

29 Presumption Laws for Firefighter Cancers 469

30 Covid-19 Pandemic 489

Index 499