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Cureus
December 2024
Social Medicine and Public Health, Medical University of Plovdiv, Plovdiv, BGR.
Healthcare is defined by rapidly advancing technologies and increased patient expectations, resulting in frequent disagreements between patients, their families, and medical practitioners. Historically, these conflicts have been settled through the adversarial court system, which frequently fails to produce equitable results due to unequal legal representation, procedural difficulties, and other shortcomings. This analysis investigates mediation, a type of Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR), as a viable option for addressing healthcare disputes.
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December 2024
Ms. Vanderpool is Director of Risk Management at Professional Risk Management Services (PRMS).
This ongoing column is dedicated to providing information to our readers on managing legal risks associated with medical practice. We invite questions from our readers. The answers are provided by PRMS (www.
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November 2024
National Drug Dependence Treatment Centre, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, India.
Drug courts are specialized programs from the courts that aim to offer a chance to individuals with substance-related problems encountering law enforcement to take treatment rather than face incarceration. The aim of this debate is to critically debate the utility, applicability, and feasibility of drug courts in India. This is a theoretical debate based on the existing evidence and considerations of ground realities in the country.
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March 2024
Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Department of Surgery, University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida.
Background: In the United States, medical malpractice bears a significant financial risk associated with surgery, particularly in the field of cardiothoracic surgery. Approximately 18.9% of cardiothoracic surgeons face litigation.
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