Parelli Medicolegal Issues for Diagnostic Imaging Professionals, Fourth Edition

4. Auflage 2008
ISBN: 978-1-4200-8664-5
Verlag: Taylor & Francis
Format: PDF
Kopierschutz: Adobe DRM (»Systemvoraussetzungen)

E-Book, Englisch, 216 Seiten

The constant advances in diagnostic imaging have had an impact on the practice, attitudes, and moral values of all who participate in health care. Now in its fourth edition, the original Medicolegal Issues for Radiographers has been updated and retitled, broadening the scope of content to include issues essential to all diagnostic imaging professionals. Medicolegal Issues for Diagnostic Imaging Professionals, Fourth Edition provides readers with a basic understanding of the important legal definitions, legal doctrines, malpractice and risk management information, ethics and patient rights relevant to the field of diagnostic imaging and the role of the imaging professional. It includes case histories in the form of vignettes that assist readers in applying the principles of law to real work situations. The vignettes can stimulate discussion, raise other related issues, and supply a broadened perspective on the various facets of the questions presented. New in this Edition: - Expanded discussion on evidence

- More detail on the ramifications of the Civil Rights Act of 1991

- Updated information on licensure, certification, and credentialing

- Entirely new discussions on:

- Morality, ethics, and the law

- Deontology

- Beneficence and nonmaleficence

- Right of autonomy

- Confidentiality

- Liability for disclosure of confidential information

- HIPPA

- ARRT

- Euthanasia

- Humanistic Health Care

- Teleradiology
Twelve years since its initial publication, this medical legal text remains a bestseller. By reviewing the materials in this seminal volume, imaging professionals, radiologists, and radiologic technologists stay abreast of important legal issues and are better able to avoid the scourge of a malpractice suit.

Zielgruppe

Diagnostic imaging professionals, legal professionals, law, medical, and diagnostic imaging students

Autoren/Hrsg.

Parelli, Robert J.

Fachgebiete

• Medizin | Veterinärmedizin Medizin | Public Health | Pharmazie | Zahnmedizin Medizinische Fachgebiete Bildgebende Verfahren, Nuklearmedizin, Strahlentherapie Radiologie, Bildgebende Verfahren
• Rechtswissenschaften Recht, Rechtswissenschaft Allgemein Beziehungen des Rechts zu anderen Disziplinen
• Medizin | Veterinärmedizin Medizin | Public Health | Pharmazie | Zahnmedizin Medizin, Gesundheitswesen Medizinrecht, Gesundheitsrecht

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Legal Definitions

Legal Definitions

Intentional Torts

Assault

Battery

Assault and Battery

Answer

False Imprisonment

Libel and Slander

Invasion of Privacy

Libel, Slander, Invasion of Privacy

Answer

Unintentional Misconduct (Negligence)

Duty (Standard of Care)

Breach of Care

Cause

Injury

Malpractice

A State Can Be Liable for False Imprisonment of a Patient

Review Questions

Legal Doctrines

Legal Doctrines

Doctrine of personal liability

Personal Liability

Answer

Doctrine of Respondeat Superior

Simpson v Sisters of Charity of Providence in Oregon

Surgeon and Hospital Liable for Burn from X-Ray Unit

Doctrine of Borrowed Servant

Leaving Patient Unattended

Answer

Doctrine of Res Ipsa Loquitur

Ybarra v Spangard

Res Ipsa Loquitur Instruction Proper in Suit against Surgeon

Who Cut Bladder

Hospital Patient Awarded $1290 for X-Ray Injury

Negligence Found in Patient’s Fall from X-Ray Table

Answer

Doctrine of Foreseeability

Routine Equipment Check

“The Snitch Law”

Defective X-Ray Equipment

Answer

Review Questions

Anatomy of a Malpractice Trial

Anatomy of a Malpractice Trial

Subpeona

Subpoena Deuces Tecum — Subpoena of Record

Trial Procedure

Jury Function

Evidence

Trial Sequence

Right of Appeal

Courtroom Protocol

New Trial for Patient’s Suit against Surgeon

Answer

Review Questions

Hospital Labor Relations

Hospital Labor Relations

Employer Contracts

Staffing

Answer

Organized Labor Unions

Unfair Labor Practices

Fair Labor Standards Act

Civil Rights Act of 1991

Occupational Safety and Health Act (OSHA)

Equal Employment and Opportunity Act

Sexual Harassment

Answer

X-Ray Technician Should Not Have Been Terminated by

Hospital for Pregnancy

State Laws Concerning Labor

State Fair Employment Practice Act

Fired Worker Can Sue ‘Understaffed’ Hospital

Antiinjunction Act (Norris–LaGuardia Act)

State Workers’ Compensation Statute

Workers’ Compensation Case

Answer

Review Questions

Risk Management and Liability

Liability

Doctrine of Corporate Negligence

Responsibility of the Professional Staff

Doctor-Owned Hospital/Clinic Liability

Good Samaritan Laws

Hospital Liability and Malpractice

Injury Reporting and Recording

Poor Patient Care Causes Back Injury

Answer

Improper Communication Situation

Answer

Review Questions

Doctrine of Informed Consent

The Patient’s Right to Know

Doctrine of Informed Consent

Radiologic Procedures Involved in Informed Consent Lawsuits

Preparation of an Informed Consent

Verification of Informed Consent

Legality of Informed Consents

Rescinding Consent

Who May Consent?

Spouse’s Consent

Minor’s Consent

Patient Can Sue for Failure to Obtain Informed Consent

Informed Consent

Answer

Informed Consent Situation

Answer

Postscripts to Vignettes 13 and 14

Review Questions

Ethics

Ethics

Distinction between Moral, Ethics, and Law

Deontology

Teleology

Duties

Principles of Beneficence and Nonmaleficence

The Right to Autonomy

Confidentiality

Liability for Disclosure of Confidential Information

The HIPAA Privacy rule

Code of Ethics: American Registry of Radiologic Technologists

Principle 1

Principle 2

Principle 3

Principle 4

Principle 5

Principle 6

Principle 7

Principle 8

Principle 9

Principle 10

Rules of Ethics: American Registry of Radiologic Technologists

Euthanasia

Humanistic Healthcare

Comparison between Ethics and Law

Intoxicated Radiologist

Answer

Experimental Radiotherapy

Answer

Review Questions

Patient’s Bill of Rights

Patient’s Bill of Rights

Invasion of Privacy Situation

Answer

Right of Privacy Situation

Answer

Review Questions

Radiology Service in the Hospital

The Joint Commission on the Accreditation of Healthcare

Organizations

Policies and Procedures

Requesting Radiologic Services

Procedures Manual

Review Patient History

Answer

Radiology Reports/Medical Records

Medicolegal Use of Radiographs

Ownership of Radiographs

Policy of Ownership

Retention of Radiographic Films

Radiographic Films Used as Evidence

Marking Films for Identification

Radiologists Liable for Errors

Department Policy Situation: Employee Relations

Answer

Review Exercises

Licensure, Certification, and Credentialing

Credentialing

Licensure

Certification

References

Answer

Review Questions

Medicolegal Concerns for Teleradiology

Introduction to Teleradiology Advances

Teleradiology Services Involve Multimedia Communications

American College of Radiology (ACR) Standard for Teleradiology

Definition

Goals

Qualifications of Personnel

Equipment Specifications

Acquisition or Digitization

Compression

Transmission

Display Capabilities

Archiving and Retrieval

Security

Reliability and Redundancy

Licensing and Credentialing

Documentation

Quality Control and Improvement, Safety, Infection Control, and

Patient Education Concerns

Legal Issues in Teleradiology

Security and Confidentiality

Political Considerations and Turf Issues

Review Questions

Forensic Radiology

Forensic Radiology

Determining Cause of Death

Imaging Techniques

Battered Child Syndrome

Appendix A: Situations

Insurance Situation

Answer

Teaching Environment Situation

Answer

Protecting Personal Property

Answer

Search and Seizure

Answer

Chapter 4 Disclaimer: “X-Ray Technician Should Not Have Been

Terminated by Hospital for Pregnancy”

Glossary of Terms

References and Further Readings

Answers to Review Questions

Index