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	<title>Medical Malpractice Advisor &#187; Medical Aspects</title>
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		<title>Board Action vs Malpractice Lawsuit</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 16 Aug 2008 09:45:02 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Emerald Du</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Explanation of Differences
There are many differences between a board action and a malpractice lawsuit.
Board actions are those taken against physicians following a formal process of complaint, investigation and hearing. An action taken by a medical board against a physician indicates for certain that a violation of the medical practice act has occurred.
Malpractice claims are not [...]]]></description>
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		<title>State Medical Boards</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 16 Aug 2008 09:13:14 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Purpose of State Medical Boards
State medical boards are mainly responsible for protecting patients through proper licensing, regulation of physicians, and (in some jurisdictions) regulation of other health care professionals.
To protect the public from unprofessional conduct and incompetent practice of medicine, the state provides laws and regulations that outline the practice of medicine, and the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Consent Forms</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 06 Aug 2008 01:14:19 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Have I Waived My Rights to a Malpractice Suit by Signing a Consent Form?
Short answer: No.
A consent form does not give the health care provider a license to commit malpractice. While the signing of a typical consent form indicates acknowledgment of the stated risks and complications associated with a procedure, it does not relieve the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Informed Consent</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 05 Aug 2008 08:32:11 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[What is Informed Consent?*
Informed consent is the process by which fully informed patients can participate in choices about their health care. It originates from the legal and ethical right the patient has to direct what happens to his body, and from the ethical duty of the physician to involve the patient in his health care.
A [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Patients&#8217; Negligence</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 05 Aug 2008 02:24:43 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Defenses to Medical Malpractice: Patients&#8217; Negligence
Before pursuing a medical malpractice claim (or even during) you should be aware of the many defenses which can be used against you. As malpractice is a form of negligence, defenses that are generally allowed against general claims of negligence are also viable against claims of malpractice. These might include [...]]]></description>
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