Legal Issues in Medical Practice (Record no. 20404)
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| Author name | Singh, VP |
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| Title | Legal Issues in Medical Practice |
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| Place of publication, distribution, etc. | New Delhi |
| Name of publisher, distributor, etc. | Jaypee Brothers Medical Publishers (P) Ltd |
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| Page | 351 |
| Size | 158 cm |
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| General note | Contents<br/>Section 1: Ethies in Healthcare: The Guiding Values!<br/>1. The Ethics of Medical Practice<br/>VP Singh, Parmod Goynt<br/>Medical Ethics 3<br/>Autonomy<br/>Beneficence<br/>Nonmaleficence 4<br/>Conflict Between Autonomy and Beneficence/Nonmaleficence 5<br/>Justice 5<br/>Paternalism versus Autonomy: What Serves the Patient Best? 5<br/>Does Paternalism Really Serve the Purpose? 6<br/>Changing Ethos, Paternalism to Patient Autonomy 6<br/>Should Physicians do Whatever Patients say? 7<br/>What Serves the Patient Best? 7<br/>Ethical Guidelines for Medical Practitioners B<br/>Indian Medical Council (Professional conduct. Etiquette and Ethics) Regulations 8<br/>Chapter 1: Code of Medical Ethics 8<br/>Chapter 2: Duties of Physicians to their Patients. 9 Chapter 3: Duties of Physician in Consultation 10<br/>Chapter 4: Responsibilities of Physicians to Each Other 10<br/>Chapter 5: Duties of Physician to Public and Paramedical Profession 11<br/>Chapter 6: Unethical Acts 11<br/>Chapter 7: Misconduct 14<br/>Chapter 8: Punishment and Disciplinary Action 16<br/>2. Confidentiality and Disclosure in Medical Practice<br/>VP Singh, Akashdeep Aggarwal<br/>When Confidentiality may be Breached? 19<br/>Legal Requirement/Administration of Justice 19<br/>Guidelines on Medical Confidentiality 20<br/>Medical Council of India Regulations 20<br/>Right to Information Act and Medical Confidentiality 21<br/>RTI and Medicolegal Cases 22<br/>Medical Confidentiality and HIV Status 23<br/>NACO Guidelines on Confidentiality in HIV-positive Individuals Operational Guidelines<br/>for ICTCS: (July 2007) <br/>Guidelines on HIV Testing (March 2007) <br/>Judicial Decisions on Medical Confidentiality and HIV Status <br/>Mandatory HIV Screening <br/>HIV Testing of Patients Prior to Surgery <br/>xx | Legal Issues in Medical Practice: Medicolegal Guidelines for Safe Practice<br/>Section 2: Medicolegal Menace: Let's Face The Truth,<br/>3. Disclosing Medical Errors: Why, When and How?<br/>VP Singh, Gautam Biswas<br/>Medical Emors 31<br/>Disclosure of Medical Errors 32<br/>How did it Start? 32<br/>Ethics, Law and Policy 33<br/>Consequences of Disclosing Medical Errors 33<br/>Benefits of Disclesure to the Patient 33<br/>Harms of Disclosure to the Patient 34<br/>Harms of Disclosure to the Medical Practitioner 34<br/>Benefits of Disclosure to the Medical Practitioner 34<br/>Guidelines on Disclosing Medical Errors 34<br/>How to Handle Medical Errors in Practice? 34<br/>When Disclosure should Take Place? 35<br/>Timing of Disclosure 35<br/>Stages of Disclosure 35<br/>What to Say? 36<br/>4. End of Life Care Decisions: Ethical and Legal Issues Rashmi Datta, Pradeep Sreevastava, Arvind Kumar Singh<br/>Palliative Care at the End of Life 40<br/>Magnitude of the Problem 41<br/>Medical Futility 41<br/>Withholding or Withdrawal of Life Support 43<br/>Advanced Directives and Do-not-resuscitate Orders 43<br/>Euthanasia 44<br/>Active Euthanasia 44<br/>Passive Euthanasia 44<br/>Voluntary Euthanasia 44<br/>Nonvoluntary Euthanasia 44<br/>Implications to Human Organ<br/>Transplantation Act 45<br/>Legal Aspects of End of Life Issues in India 45<br/>5. Medicolegal Aspects of Discharge Against Medical Advice<br/>Krishnadutt H Chavali, Swapnil S Agarwal, VP Singh<br/>How Prevalent is Dama? 49<br/>Causes and Predictors of Dama 50<br/>Why Patients Leave Against Medical Advice? 50<br/>Who is at Risk of DAMA? 50<br/>Legal Status of DAMA 51<br/>Dissolution of the Therapeutic Relationship 51<br/>Is there any Protection Against Future Litigation? 51<br/>Validity of DAMA 52<br/>Duty of Doctor in DAMA <br/>Consequences of DAMA <br/>Risk to the Patient<br/>Risk to the Doctor/Hospital <br/>Contents xx<br/>Managing DAMA A Practical Approach 54<br/>Artess Decision-making Capacity 54<br/>If Patient Lacks Capacity 54<br/>6. Violence Against Doctors: Causes, Effects, and Solutions<br/>Sundeep Mishrn<br/>Definition 61<br/>Factors Predisposing to Violence 61<br/>Situation Unique to India 62<br/>What Leads to Violence by Attendants/Relatives? 62<br/>Physician Related Factors 62<br/>Patient Related Factors 62<br/>Hospital Related Factors 63<br/>Role of Community 63<br/>How to Anticipate Violence in Healthcare Setting? 64<br/>Role of Media 64<br/>Managing Violence in Healthcare Setting 65<br/>At the Time of Violence 65<br/>Preventing Violence in Healthcare Setting 65<br/>Preventive Tips for the Physicians 65<br/>Preventive Tips for the Hospital Administrators 67<br/>Strong and Effective Laws: Essential in Fight Against Violence 67<br/>Strengthening the Law Against Violence 67<br/>implementation of Effective Laws 69<br/>Role of Media in Preventing Violence 69<br/>Health Related Literacy 69<br/>Insurance Schemes 69<br/>Section 3: Patient Safety Initiatives: A Key to Medicolegal Safety<br/>7. Patient Safety and Risk Management<br/>Sameer Mehta<br/>Strategies for Safety in Healthcare 74<br/>Emergency Care and Patient Safety 74<br/>Possible Solutions 74<br/>Radiology and Imaging 75<br/>Counseling Rooms-Informed Consent 76<br/>Isolation Rooms 77<br/>Medical Records 77<br/>Patient Accessibility 78<br/>Patient Handling and Movement Assessment 79<br/>Infection Control 79<br/>Monitoring Differential Pressure 81<br/>Medical Gases 82<br/>Safety Measures Related to Medical Gases 82<br/>Storage of Cylinders 83<br/>Smart Hospitals 83<br/>Risk Management 83<br/>The Process of Risk Management 83<br/>wall) Cegal fee in Medical Practice Mertolingaf Guidelines for Safe Practice<br/>Heature axuntated Infections: A Threat to Patient Safety<br/>What are the Sources of Healthcare associated com<br/>Pace Related to Plealthcare associated infection m When are not Healthcare-errociated as<br/>Common Healthcare associated Infertions 89 Veneta neociated Condition 90<br/>Transmission of Infection 97<br/>Source of Microorganisms<br/>Surceptible Host 9) Means of Transmission 92<br/>The Burden of Hospital-acquired Infection 92<br/>Preventing Hospital-acquired Infection 92<br/>Infection Prevention Initiatives 94<br/>Recommendations by Agency for Healthcare<br/>Research and Quality 94<br/>Initiative by the World Health Organization 94<br/>The Joint Commission's National Patient Safety Goals 94<br/>Active Surveillance Culture 95<br/>Indicators of Healthcare-associated Infections 96<br/>Management of Healthcare-associated Infections 97<br/>Strategies for Management of Healthcare-associated Infections 97<br/>Principles of Empiric Therapy 97<br/>Specific Empiric Situations 97<br/>Initial Antibiotic Therapy 97<br/>Therapeutic Strategies of Documented Healthcare-associated Infections 97<br/>Gram-negative Organisms 98<br/>Gram-positive Organisms 98<br/>Newer Research Related to Healthcare-associated Infection 98<br/>99<br/>Medicolegal Aspects Related to Healthcare-associated Infection<br/>All Healthcare-associated infections are not Preventable! 100<br/>101<br/>Medical Negligence Cases Related to Healthcare-associated Infection<br/>Case 1: Patient Suffered Hepatitis Cinfection 101<br/>Case 2: Patients Lost Vision due to Eye Infection 102<br/>Legal Provisions Applicable to Healthcare-associated Infection 103<br/>Section 304A IPC (Causing Death by Negligence) 103<br/>Section 337 IPC (Causing Hurt by Act Endangering Life or Personal Safety of Others) 103 Section 338 IPC (Causing Grievous Hurt by Act Endangering Life or Personal Safety of Others)<br/>Section 269 IPC (Negligent Act Likely to Spread Infection of Disease Dangerous to Life) 104<br/>Section 270 IPC (Malignant Act Likely to Spread Infection of Disease Dangerous to Life) 104<br/>9. Communication Skills in Healthcare: A Tool to Ensure Patient Satisfaction<br/>Archana Kumari, Piyush Ranjan<br/>What is Communication 108<br/>Types of Communication 108<br/>Communication in Healthcare 109<br/>Importance of Communication Skills for Doctors 109<br/>Basic Principles of Good Communication 110<br/>Tips for Good Communication in OPD Setting 110<br/>The Medical Interview with Patient <br/>Cantenty xxx<br/>Tips for Geisel Communication in an Indeer and Sating l<br/>Commenting with the Atey<br/>Barriers to Camermusic113<br/>Comequences of ineffective Communication 111<br/>How to Access the Communication Skills of Healthcare Workers (14<br/>Breaking Raid News18 Teaching Communication Skills and Medical Curriculum 113<br/>ALTCOM An miliative try Medical Council of tree 115<br/>Section 4: Medical Records: A Double-edged Sword<br/>10. Medicolegal Aspects of Informed Consent<br/>VP Singh, Dasan Hansh<br/>Judicial Decisions Introducing the Concept of Informed Consent 122<br/>Objectives 123<br/>Meaning 123<br/>Evolution 122<br/>Implied Consent 124<br/>What makes the Consent Legally Acceptable? 124<br/>Express Consent 124<br/>Conditions for a Valid Consent 125<br/>Age for Consent 125<br/>Duty to Warn a 'Material Risk 127<br/>Exceptions 128<br/>Obtaining Consent: The Procedure 128<br/>Documentation of Informed Consent 128<br/>Judicial Decision on Informed Consent 129<br/>Samira Kohli Case: Landmark Judgment on Informed Consent 129 Extracts from the Supreme Court's Judgment (Samira Kohli's Case) 129<br/>11. Medicolegal Aspects of Medical Records<br/>Joseph Thomas, Arun Mavaji Seetharam, Rajesh Kumar Sinha<br/>Ownership of Data 134<br/>Data Access and Confidentiality 134<br/>Electronic Health Records Preservation 134<br/>Data Privacy and Security 134<br/>Categories of Medical Records 135<br/>Guidelines on Medical Record 136<br/>NABH Guidelines 136<br/>Medicolegal Aspects of Medical Records 141<br/>Preservation of Records 141<br/>Ownership of Medical Records 142 Summoning Medical Records by Courts 142<br/>Judicial Decisions Related to Medical Records 143<br/>121<br/>132<br/>Component of Medical Records 132 Electronic Health Records: An Emerging Trend In India 133<br/>Confidentiality of Medical Records 135<br/>Medical Council of India Guidelines <br/>xxiv |<br/>Legal Issues in Medical Practice: Medicolegal Guidelines for Safe Practice<br/>12. Documentation in Healthcare: Standards and Guidelines<br/>Utsav Parekh<br/>Medical Documentation 145<br/>Documentation not Directly Retoted to the Patient 146 Legal Importance of Documentation 146<br/>Rey Role in Litigation Process 146<br/>Standard of Continuum of Core 146<br/>Regulation Governing Medical Recordi 147<br/>Cases Compelling Medical Documents 147<br/>Benefits of Good Quality Documentation 147<br/>Errors in Documentation 148<br/>Vacuum in Clinical Documentation 148<br/>Falling to Write a Complete Note 148<br/>Failing to be Concise 149<br/>Illegible Medical Documentation 149 Medical Council of India Guidelines on Prescription Writing 150<br/>Use of Unsafe Abbreviations 150<br/>Clinical Documentation Guidelines 150<br/>Guiding Principle 1: Comprehensive and Complete Record 151 Guiding Principle 2: Patient Centered and Collaborative 151<br/>Guiding Principle 3: Ensure and Maintain Confidentiality 152<br/>Key Points for Good Medical Documentation 152<br/>Critical Issues in Medical Documentation 154<br/>Discharge Notes 154<br/>Written Feedback from Patient/Attendants 155<br/>Issuing Medical Certificate 155<br/>Documenting Adverse Events 155<br/>Documenting Instructions to the Patient 157<br/>Documenting Patient's Refusal 157<br/>Section 5: Litigation Against Medical Practitioners:<br/>Let's Take the Bull by the Horns<br/>13. Medical Negligence: Meaning, Scope and Legal Interpretation<br/>VP Singh, Vivekanshu Verma<br/>What is Medical Negligence? 161<br/>Essential Components of Medical Negligence 161<br/>Duty of Care 162<br/>Dereliction in Duty of Care 162<br/>Damage 163<br/>Direct Causation 163<br/>Types of Medical Negligence 163<br/>Medical Negligence as a Tort 163<br/>Medical Negligence as a Crime 163<br/>Negligence Per Se 164<br/>Vital Issues in Medical Negligence 164<br/>Burden of Proof of Medical Negligence 164<br/>Reasonable Care 166<br/>Criminal Liability of Medical Professionals 167<br/>Guidelines: Prosecution of Doctors for Criminal Rashness or Criminal Negligence <br/>34. How to Defends Medical Regi<br/>Cantons Y<br/>169<br/>Pattere of Compli<br/>Complains under Cолен<br/>The Complaint<br/>form the ence Ompany 1<br/>the Written Statement 171<br/>rand Amur Rejoindera 171<br/>172<br/>Exemetipo or Witnesses<br/>Argumenth 172<br/>The Order 172<br/>Anal 172<br/>Facing the Court: Medicolegal Tips and Advice 173<br/>Avoid Talking to the Complainant or his Advocate 173<br/>Avold Fingerpainting 173<br/>Avoid Alteration or Destruction of Medical Records 173<br/>Appearing in a Criminal Case 173<br/>15. Compensation in Medical Negligence: How much is Justified?<br/>VP Singh, Mukesh Yadav<br/>Compensation in Medical Negligence 176<br/>Multiplier Method: Can it be Used in Medical Negligence Cases? 177<br/>Multiplier's Method is not Applicable in Medical Negligence Cases 178<br/>How much Compensation is Just and Adequate? 179<br/>Impact of High Quantum of Compensation 180<br/>Medical Liability-A Future Crisis: Learning from the Other Countries 180<br/>The Crisis 180<br/>Crisis Reform Models 181<br/>Caps on Noneconomic Damages 181<br/>No-fault Compensation 182<br/>Health Courts 182<br/>6. Professional Indemnity Insurance: Better Safe than Sorry<br/>Rajendra S Bangal<br/>Professional Indemnity Insurance 185<br/>What does it Cover? 186<br/>What it does not Cover? 186<br/>Factors Influencing the Amount of Insurance 187<br/>Some Important Information 188<br/>AOO: AOY Ratio 188<br/>Premium Rates (Individuals) 189<br/>Premium Rates (Clinical Establishments) 189<br/>Retroactive Date 189<br/>An Ideal Indemnity Insurance Policy: Proposed Components <br/>Medical Emergencies in Dentistry 320<br/>frihlatten/insgestion at Pareign je 370 Incidental Findings on Petreatment Screen 121<br/>Dlagreich of Malignancy in Dentistry 321<br/>Esthetic Dentistry 322<br/>Naghigence in Dentchy 332<br/>No Negligence Occaslom in Dental Practice 323<br/>Protection Against Litigation 323<br/>How to Avold Litigation? 324 Steps et Personal Level 324<br/>Interpersonal Behavior 224<br/>Academic and Technical Update 324<br/>Awareness of Medical Laws 325<br/>Reasonable Skills and Care 325<br/>29. Medicolegal Issues in Anesthesiology<br/>Manpreet Singh, Ajay Kumar, Lakesh Anand<br/>Standard of Care 328<br/>Duty of Care and Liability 329<br/>Medicolegal Issues in Anesthesiology 329<br/>Death on Operation Table 329<br/>Witnessed Death on Operation Table: Recommendations for Doctors 329<br/>Anesthesia Deaths 331<br/>Awareness During Anesthesia 331<br/>Error of Judgment 333<br/>Mistake 333<br/>Burden of Proof 334<br/>Res Ipsa Loquitur 334<br/>How to Decrease the Likelihood of a Lawsuit? 335<br/>Accepted Practices and Procedures 336<br/>Accidents, Misadventures, and Mishaps 336<br/>Inherent Risks <br/>Choice of Treatment <br/>Keeping the Professional Knowledge and Skill up-to-date <br/>Cases to Observe |
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