The Legal Basis of Medical Practice : The Journal of Medical Practice Managment's Guide

For over 16 years, The Journal of Medical Practice Management has been providing physicians and practice managers with insightful topics ranging from daily office activity management to personnel, legal and financial issues. Editor-in-Chief Marcel Frenkel, MD, MBA and the MPM staff have carefully chosen a collection of the most helpful articles dealing with legal issues in the medical practice. Topics include: Time to Reconsider "Without Cause" Provisions in Employment Contracts, Restrictive Covenants, Arbitration Clauses in Contracts between Providers and Patients, The Employment Agreement: What Every Doctor Nees to Know, Practice Guidelines and Medical Malpractice Litigation, Spoilation of Evidence: The Destruction, Alteration or Loss of Medical Records, The Duty to Inform, Adequate Disclosure and Informed Consent, Medical Information and Privideges, Liability in Hospital Negligence, The Physician-Patient Relationship, Patient Abandonment, Failure to Diagnose Cancer, Good Samaritan Protection for Physicians, Closing Your Medical Office, and more!