Medicolegal Issues of Pain Medicine in the Rehabilitation Patient
Abstract
The practice of pain medicine is filled with legal land mines that include crimes such as Assault/Battery, due to lack of consent up, to involuntary manslaughter, the negligent and unlawful unintentional death of a patient. Crimes of fraud are also becoming common due to government laws and regulations towards preventing impropriety such as the stark law, antitrust law. The consequences of such crimes being committed can vary from fines, to loss of licensure, and to getting prison time. There can be civil litigations for medical negligence and less commonly issues with product liability, especially in circumstances in which a product made by a medical practice leads to injuries when used by a patient. This chapter gives a summary of most common legal issues in pain medicine.
Keywords
Assault/Battery Homicide Medical Negligence Stark LawReferences
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