Reviews (2)

Prostration at medical litigation-on-demand
This book is a thinly-veiled attempt to defend the status quoof litigation-on-demand - "better the devil you know than the oneyou don't." Essentially, it advises physicians to accept the system and conform to the rigors of legal imposition when caught in the net of a medical lawsuit. It defends contingency fees, the system which allows the attorney-litigators to keep as much as 40% of the malpractice award and in the end leaves the injured plaintiffs with only 20-30% of the original award. Contingency billing is something which is unethical for physicians, and erstwhile was frowned upon by the legal profession. Today it is the rule for big-bucks litigation. The book also defends the obfuscation of collateral sources which allows for double and triple-dipping by injured plaintiffs. good basic review
This book, written by a judge and a urologist, is a good basic review of the judicial system as it may be encountered by a physician.It is divided into two parts, first the doctor as defendant.Each chapter deals with adifferent aspect of the process of a lawsuit.The best being the third, asuit is not a shroud.The second half of the book deals with doctors asexpert witnesses.This book is a good introduction to the legal processand would be of most benefit to medical students and residents.The onedown side is it is not more case oriented with specific examples.Thewriting is clear, concise, and very readable. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Civil Procedure    2. Malpractice    3. Medical / Nursing    4. Medical Law & Legislation    5. Medical Malpractice    6. Medical personnel    7. Physicians    8. Reference    9. United States    10. Law as it applies to other professions    11. Medical ethics    12. Medicolegal issues    13. USA   

Subjects:  1. Malpractice    2. Medical    3. Medical Law & Legislation    4. Medical Malpractice    5. Psychiatry (Specific Aspects)    6. Psychiatry - General    7. Psychology    8. Psychology & Psychiatry Profession - General    9. Law as it applies to other professions    10. Medicolegal issues    11. Psychiatry    12. Public health & safety law    13. USA   

Subjects:  1. Law and legislation    2. Malpractice    3. Medical    4. Medical / Nursing    5. Medical Malpractice    6. Nurses    7. Nursing    8. Nursing - General    9. Nursing - Management & Leadership    10. Nursing Practice    11. Practical Guides    12. United States    13. Law as it applies to other professions   

Subjects:  1. Law    2. Legal Reference / Law Profession    3. Malpractice    4. Medical Errors    5. Neurosurgeons    6. Physicians    7. Surgery - Neurosurgery   

Subjects:  1. Law / Malpractice    2. Medical / Nursing / General    3. Continuing Education In Nursing    4. Continuing education    5. Law    6. Malpractice    7. Medical Malpractice    8. Nursing    9. Nursing - General   

Reviews (3)

Is he kidding? I wish I could give zero stars!
He, Jeffrey MacDonald, John Orr and Diane Downs should all be roomies.
still guilty
An interesting book because of its author; a convicted murderer. Marshall and his late sister did a good job with the writing, but fail to answer too many questions. Why Marshall spent thousands supposedly hiring private investigators from Louisiana to check on missing money in his Harrah's account, something which is central to the story, is never really cleared up. Nor does he address why even his two eldest sons concluded that he was guilty -- not by itself proof of guilt, but worth wondering about. As literature andas debate material, ultimately disappointing.

This Man Is Innocent!
If you have read the book Blind Faith you MUST read Tunnel Vision also.Robert Marshall gives you a look into the truth about his story.He tells you what really happened when his family was tragically torn apart by his wife's murder.In his book he is able to clear up many untruths that were published in the book Blind Faith.I was amazed at how "uninvolved" his trial lawyer was with his case.To Robert's great unfortune he had the wrong man defending his life.I HIGHLY recommend this book, it is well written and will give any reader great pause.I hope Robert finds the justice he deserves and is released from prison. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. 1939-    2. Biography    3. General    4. Malpractice    5. Marshall, Robert O.,    6. Murder    7. Murder - General    8. New Jersey    9. Prisoners    10. Trials (Murder)    11. True Crime    12. True Crime / Espionage    13. Biography & Autobiography   

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Eye opening
Finally some empirical truth on this issue: rich insurance companies playing doctors and lawyers against each other like pawns.The real losers are the patients.

I still didn't get it
It's been ages since I bought this book, but I haven't received it so far. I hope, that Amazon won't fail again. I'm still waiting. Maybe after reading it, I'll be able to rate it in a more proper way. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Civil Procedure    2. Jury    3. Law    4. Legal Reference / Law Profession    5. Legal System    6. Malpractice    7. Medical Law & Legislation    8. Reference    9. Social Science / Sociology / General    10. Torts / delicts    11. USA   

Subjects:  1. General    2. Law    3. Legal Reference / Law Profession    4. Malpractice    5. Medical Law & Legislation    6. Personal Injury    7. Physicians    8. Popular works    9. United States   

Subjects:  1. Law    2. Legal Reference / Law Profession    3. Malpractice    4. Medical Law & Legislation    5. Pharmacists    6. United States    7. Law as it applies to other professions    8. Medicolegal issues   

Subjects:  1. Administrative Law & Regulatory Practice    2. Health Care Delivery    3. Insurance, Physicians' liability    4. Malpractice    5. Medical    6. Medical / Nursing    7. Medical personnel    8. Physicians    9. Reference    10. United States    11. Legal profession    12. Medicine    13. Reference works   

Subjects:  1. Administrative Law & Regulatory Practice    2. Legal Reference / Law Profession    3. Malpractice    4. Medical    5. Medical personnel    6. Physicians    7. Popular works    8. United States    9. Law / Malpractice    10. Law | Civil Procedure and Litigation | Personal Injury Litigation   

Subjects:  1. Administrative Law & Regulatory Practice    2. Law    3. Law and legislation    4. Legal Reference / Law Profession    5. Malpractice    6. Nursing homes    7. Political Freedom & Security - Human Rights    8. Political Science    9. Politics/International Relations    10. Popular works    11. Tort liability of nursing home    12. Tort liability of nursing homes    13. United States    14. Law / Malpractice    15. Law | Elder Law   

Subjects:  1. Administrative Law & Regulatory Practice    2. Bioethics    3. Health    4. Law    5. Law and legislation    6. Legal Reference / Law Profession    7. Malpractice    8. Medical Law & Legislation    9. Medical care    10. Medical laws and legislation    11. United States   

Subjects:  1. Law    2. Legal Reference / Law Profession    3. Malpractice    4. Medical Law & Legislation    5. Law as it applies to other professions    6. Medicolegal issues   

Subjects:  1. Law    2. Law and legislation    3. Malpractice    4. Medical    5. Medical / Nursing    6. Medical Malpractice    7. Nurses    8. Nursing    9. Nursing - General    10. Nursing - Management & Leadership    11. Nursing Practice    12. Nursing errors    13. United States    14. Medical / Administration    15. Medical ethics    16. Medicolegal issues    17. Public health & safety law    18. USA   

Reviews (4)

Useless
This book has some useful concepts but most of it pretty much useless."If they can't find you, they can't sue you" "open accounts in fictious name, movie stars do it"
A Waste of Money
I purchased this book in an effort to educate myself about private practice and the legal pitfalls. I am not sure what M.D. helped write this book, but I am appalled. The presentation and language used, in addition to the numerous typographical errors made the text seem extremely juvenile. Many of the suggestions are completely unrealistic. I was offended as a medical professional and an english major at the frivolity of this book. Do not waste your money or time.

No physician should dare be without it
Finally, an effective response to the malpractice lawsuit crisis that's damaging the profession. Extremely readable and is the definitive guide to asset protection.Read more

Subjects:  1. Family & General Practice    2. Malpractice    3. Medical    4. Medical / Nursing    5. Medical Law & Legislation    6. General practice    7. Laws of Other Jurisdictions & General Law   

Subjects:  1. Civil Procedure    2. Health    3. Legal Reference / Law Profession    4. Malpractice    5. Medical Malpractice    6. Medical personnel    7. Reference    8. Tort liability of hospitals    9. United States    10. Medicolegal issues    11. Public health & safety law   

Reviews (7)

First, Do No Harm.The Cure for Medical Malpractice
This book really drives home the issues associated with the "dark side" of healthcare.Whether you term the issue medical negligence or malpractice, it's real and this book does a good job of discussing the subject.The use of real-life examples is excellent.Dr. Williams' practical, no-nonsense approach would seem to go a long way in solving medical malpractice.This book was quite interesting and a quick read.

I will buy it given Dr. Van Pelt's scathing comments
I was debating whether or not to buy and read this book until I saw Dr. Van Pelt's comments and then I was sure that I wanted to read it.Talk about the pot calling the kettle black.I will let you know what I thought of the book after I read it.

Ignorant and Arrogant
I was very disappointed by this book as it really has nothing new. Identifed on the cover as "Dr. Ira E. Williams," the author is a DDS oral/maxillofacial surgeon who has obviously had "turf wars" with MD head and neck surgeons, and seems to have a lot of sour grapes. It is clear to Dr. Williams that he is the superior surgeon, and if he had been consulted could have solved most of the MDs' mistakes. He complained to the local Peer Review Organization about some of his colleagues, and they gave the opinion there was "no substandard care." He concludes that peer organizations have no teeth, and are run by good old boys more concerned with protecting their buddies than in good patient care. In fact, peer review organizations I have been involved in operate almost exactly like the IRPR he ends up recommending in his last chapter, and are staffed by diligent, caring people who honestly want the best for patients, though usually are less arrogant about being sure their approach is the only right one. Meanwhile, he ignores or belittles new approaches (like the aviation model) that actually stand likely to reduce the frightening statistics on medical errors. He gives his prejudice away on page 138 when he states "...the only solution is to identify, control, and discipline negligent practitioners," ignoring the fact that most errors are committed by competent, careful, and up-to-date doctors who are not perfect. Chastising people again and again to never make a mistake and punishing them when they do can never create faultless people, but has created the defensive-medicine mess we're in today.
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Subjects:  1. General    2. Health Care Delivery    3. Health services accessibility    4. Insurance, Malpractice    5. Law    6. Legal Reference / Law Profession    7. Malpractice    8. Medical    9. Medical Procedure    10. Medical care, Cost of    11. Physicians   

Subjects:  1. Law    2. Legal Reference / Law Profession    3. Malpractice    4. Laws of Other Jurisdictions & General Law   

Subjects:  1. Business / Economics / Finance    2. Business/Economics    3. Insurance - Liability    4. Insurance, Liability    5. Insurance, Physicians' liabili    6. Insurance, Physicians' liability    7. Literary Criticism    8. Malpractice    9. Medical Economics    10. Medical Law & Legislation    11. Medical Malpractice    12. Middle Eastern    13. United States    14. legislation    15. Business & Economics / Insurance / Liability    16. Economics | Health    17. General practice    18. Insurance    19. USA