Law & Medicine

Law & Medicine

Workers’ compensation law

Author:
S.Y. Tan, MD, JD
Publish date: March 4, 2019

Question: Employee, a poorly controlled diabetic, accidentally stepped on a nail at work. Surrounding cellulitis and abscess...

Law & Medicine

Mandatory reporting laws

Author:
S. Y. Tan, MD, JD
Publish date: January 17, 2019

What requirements do state and federal governments impose on health care providers who treat potential cases of...

Law & Medicine

Hospice liability

Author:
S. Y. Tan, MD, JD
Publish date: December 18, 2018

New hospice care cases highlight the dangers of malpractice and Medicare fraud.

Law & Medicine

Medical liability at sea

Author:
S.Y. Tan, MD, JD
Publish date: November 20, 2018

Medical illnesses and accidents predictably occur at sea, and substandard and negligent care occasionally...

Law & Medicine

‘Captain of the ship’ doctrine

Author:
S.Y. Tan, MD, JD
Publish date: June 14, 2018

Under the “Captain of the Ship” doctrine, physicians may face growing liability risks from their assistants’ negligence.

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