*The article is a translated version of the original, published in magazine “Contemporary Law”, issue 3, 2016. Momchil Mavrov, PhD Maria Sharkova, attorney-at-law Associate Professor Ekaterina Uchikova M.D The active participation of the patient in the medical treatment process is a relatively new concept that appears at the end of the past century, when …
Tara Ramanathan serves as the team lead for research and translation with CDC’s Public Health Law Program, where she specializes in state and local government law related to emerging public health issues. She began working on legal epidemiology studies related to HAI prevention goals in 2010 and has published and lectured extensively on legal issues …
I would like to introduce Dr. Kate O’Neill. She has over 25 years’ experience in the healthcare industry and is VP of Practice, Education and Transformation at iCareQuality.us. Over the past 6 years she has served as a Subject Matter Clinical Expert collaborating with engineers and informatics teams with program innovation, project development, and system …
Last year I had the unique opportunity to participate in Conflict resolution in healthcare settings, mediation in healthcare workshop, provided by Haavi Morreim, JD, PhD, Principal in the Center for Conflict Resolution in Healthcare, LLC (www.healthcare-mediation.net), which provides consulting and training for conflict resolution throughout healthcare. She is also the Chair of the Healthcare Committee; American Bar Association (ABA), …
Nicolas Argy has 30 years of clinical radiology practice. After graduating from Boston College Law School he was hired as Risk Manager for the Rhode Island JUA, the statewide medical malpractice insurer. Having worked at both academic and community hospitals he has been invaluable in understanding the needs of both private practice and tertiary care centers. …
My blog starts the patient safety awareness week on Sunday. Nicolas Argy, M.D, J.D will be the first guest of the blog. He is a radiologist, an educator/consultant in the health, science and technology sectors. He is a senior medical consultant on safety and quality to Lahey Hospital and Boston Medical Center and an Adjunct Professor at Boston College …
It is too late to talk about patient safety in the court room. During the trial the parties are very emotional, they don’t talk to each other, as the lawyers lead the process. They have lost the trust between each other: patients, doctors, hospitals. The communication has been destroyed and the alternative methods for dispute …
