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Clinical Guidelines and the Law - Couverture souple

Hurwitz, Brian

 
9781857750447: Clinical Guidelines and the Law
Couverture souple
ISBN 10 : 1857750446 ISBN 13 : 9781857750447
Editeur : CRC Press, 1998

Synopsis

Guidelines are powerful instruments of assistance to clinicians, capable of extending the clinical roles of nurses and pharmacists. Purchasers and managers perceive them as technological tools guaranteeing treatment quality. Guidelines also offer mechanisms by which doctors and other health care professionals can be made more accountable to their patients. - But how can clinicians tell whether a guideline has authority, and whether or not it should be followed? - Does the law protect doctors who comply with guidelines? - Are guideline developers liable for faulty advice? This timely book provides a comprehensive and accessible analysis of the many medical and legal issues arising from the current explosion of clinical guidelines. Featuring clear summaries of relevant UK, US and Commonwealth case law, it is vital reading for all doctors, health care workers, managers, purchasers, patients, and lawyers.

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À propos des auteurs

Brian Hurwitz

Brian Hurwitz is General Practitioner, London and Senior Lecturer in General Practice, Imperial College School of Medicine.

À propos de la quatrième de couverture

Guidelines are powerful instruments of assistance to clinicians, capable of extending the clinical roles of nurses and pharmacists. Purchasers and managers perceive them as technological tools guaranteeing treatment quality. Guidelines also offer mechanisms by which doctors and other health care professionals can be made more accountable to their patients. - But how can clinicians tell whether a guideline has authority, and whether or not it should be followed? - Does the law protect doctors who comply with guidelines? - Are guideline developers liable for faulty advice? This timely book provides a comprehensive and accessible analysis of the many medical and legal issues arising from the current explosion of clinical guidelines. Featuring clear summaries of relevant UK, US and Commonwealth case law, it is vital reading for all doctors, health care workers, managers, purchasers, patients, and lawyers.

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Éditeur
CRC Press
Date d'édition
1998
Langue
anglais
ISBN 10 
1857750446
ISBN 13 
9781857750447
Reliure
Broché
Nombre de pages
135
Coordonnées du fabricant
non disponible
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