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Emerging medicolegal issues in the practice of pediatric sleep medicine. Child Adolesc Psychiatr Clin N Am 2009 Oct;18(4):1017-25

Date

10/20/2009

Pubmed ID

19836702

DOI

10.1016/j.chc.2009.06.003

Scopus ID

2-s2.0-70349847839 (requires institutional sign-in at Scopus site)   2 Citations

Abstract

With the rapid growth in the field of pediatric sleep medicine, health care providers need to be aware of several emerging legal issues that have the potential of impacting their clinical practice. This article provides an overview of emerging legal areas that might impact the practice of pediatric sleep medicine, and discusses civil liability emerging from medical malpractice, issues that health care providers must be aware of including issues related to providing care for minors, and newer areas that relate to legal prosecution for health care fraud as it may relate to violations of quality of care.

Author List

Sachdeva RC, D'Andrea LA

Author

Lynn A. D Andrea MD Chief, Professor in the Pediatrics department at Medical College of Wisconsin

MESH terms used to index this publication - Major topics in bold

Adolescent
Biomedical Research
Child
Child, Preschool
Civil Rights
Fraud
Humans
Infant
Malpractice
Minors
Pediatrics
Practice Guidelines as Topic
Quality of Health Care
Risk Factors
Sleep Medicine Specialty
Sleep Wake Disorders