It is expected that a professional person not only in the medical field but in general, should perform a fair, reasonable and competent degree of skill towards their work.
Thus, it is a must for the people in general, especially in the medical field to practice or apply their competent skills on clinical area. It is [...]
The Journal of Health Care Law & Policy or JHCLP functions as a forum that caters to interdisciplinary discussion that concerns leading issues in the field of health law, medicine and health policies. Contributors of JHCLP include legal scholars, health law practitioners, physicians, leaders in health policy and leading industry experts in the field [...]
Do you remember the game you played when you were kids? The game wherein you had to save only 5 – 10 people (placed inside the boat) out of, say, 20 (depending on the rules of the game), and lay off the others who are “worthless”, all of which have special cases?
Doctors in Chicago are [...]
The code of ethic in the Philippines is formulated by the Philippine Medical Association promulgated or known as Republic Act 4224. This Code of Ethics includes the duties, responsibilities, obligations of Filipino Physicians to the recipient of their care.
The Code of Ethics of Physicians is subdivided into two Articles. Article I, in which in states [...]
With respect to the health care system proposals from the current administration that has seen a lot of resistance and was met with skepticism when it entered deliberations. He did make it a point when he introduced the bill that he was not going to accept any compromise. But reality comes and hits hard with [...]
President Obama promised to overhaul the US’s health care system ever since he ran for office for it is one of the most pressing social issues that is plaguing the US. Many people who voted for him are in fact hoping for the “CHANGE” he so promised that was the norm of the political system [...]
The economy is in shambles and one of the most critical victims is of course, the health care system. The US health care system has been battling for survival since the system fell in disarray many years back with public care being of less importance that the many costs the government had to fund. The [...]
It has been promised but has yet to be realized, the health care system of the US is wrought with dangers at every twist and turn. Why, it has been so riddled with scandals, corruption and mishandling that it would take more than just reform with the only option being a total revamp of the [...]
Respondeat superior is the Latin for the phrase “let the master answer”.
Generally, the term is regarded as a legal doctrine which holds the principal/employer liable or responsible for the actions of the agent/employees which takes place during the course of employment. The doctrine works behind the premise that the principal has a sense of control [...]
These are cases that the plaintiff and lawyer both agree on having little or no merit but still decide to pursue. These cases are more on the side of Personal injury, where people or companies file cases to get the other to pay for injuries sustained (or not) during the performance of their duty. There [...]