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| Preface | |
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| Admonition | |
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| About the Author | |
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| Legal Definitions | |
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| Legal Definitions | |
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| Intentional Torts | |
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| Assault | |
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| Battery | |
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| False Imprisonment | |
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| Libel and Slander | |
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| Invasion of Privacy | |
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| Unintentional Misconduct (Negligence) | |
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| Duty (Standard of Care) | |
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| Breach of Care | |
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| Cause | |
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| Injury | |
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| Malpractice | |
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| A State Can Be Liable for False Imprisonment of a Patient | |
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| Review Questions | |
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| Legal Doctrines | |
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| Legal Doctrines | |
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| Doctrine of Personal Liability | |
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| Doctrine of Respondeat Superior | |
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| Simpson v. Sisters of Charity of Providence in Oregon | |
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| Surgeon and Hospital Liable for Burn from X-Ray Unit | |
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| Doctrine of Borrowed Servant | |
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| Doctrine of Res Ipsa Loquitur | |
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| Ybarra v. Spangard | |
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| Res Ipsa Loquitur Instruction Proper in Suit against Surgeon Who Cut Bladder | |
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| Hospital Patient Awarded $1290 for X-Ray Injury | |
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| Doctrine of Foreseeability | |
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| Routine Equipment Check | |
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| "The Snitch Law" | |
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| Review Questions | |
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| Anatomy of a Malpractice Trial | |
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| Anatomy of a Malpractice Trial | |
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| Subpeona | |
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| Subpoena Deuces Tecum - Subpoena of Record | |
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| Trial Procedure | |
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| Jury Function | |
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| Evidence | |
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| Trial Sequence | |
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| Right of Appeal | |
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| Courtroom Protocol | |
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| Review Questions | |
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| Hospital Labor Relations | |
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| Hospital Labor Relations | |
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| Employer Contracts | |
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| Organized Labor Unions | |
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| Unfair Labor Practices | |
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| Fair Labor Standards Act | |
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| Civil Rights Act of 1991 | |
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| Occupational Safety and Health Act (OSHA) | |
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| Equal Employment and Opportunity Act | |
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| X-Ray Technician Should Not Have Been Terminated by Hospital for Pregnancy | |
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| State Laws Concerning Labor | |
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| State Fair Employment Practice Act | |
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| Fired Worker Can Sue 'Understaffed' Hospital | |
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| Antiinjunction Act (Norris-LaGuardia Act) | |
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| State Workers' Compensation Statute | |
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| Review Questions | |
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| Risk Management and Liability | |
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| Liability | |
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| Doctrine of Corporate Negligence | |
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| Responsibility of the Professional Staff | |
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| Doctor-Owned Hospital/Clinic Liability | |
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| Good Samaritan Laws | |
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| Hospital Liability and Malpractice | |
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| Injury Reporting and Recording | |
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| Review Questions | |
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| Doctrine of Informed Consent | |
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| The Patient's Right to Know | |
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| Doctrine of Informed Consent | |
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| Radiologic Procedures Involved in Informed Consent Lawsuits | |
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| Preparation of an Informed Consent | |
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| Verification of Informed Consent | |
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| Legality of Informed Consents | |
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| Rescinding Consent | |
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| Who May Consent? | |
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| Spouse's Consent | |
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| Minor's Consent | |
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| Patient Can Sue for Failure to Obtain Informed Consent | |
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| Postscripts to Vignette 13 and Vignette 14 | |
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| Review Questions | |
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| Ethics | |
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| Ethics | |
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| Distinction between Moral, Ethics, and Law | |
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| Deontology | |
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| Teleology | |
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| Duties | |
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| Principles of Beneficence and Nonmaleficence | |
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| The Right to Autonomy | |
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| Confidentiality | |
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| Liability for Disclosure of Confidential Information | |
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| The HIPAA Privacy Rule | |
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| Code of Ethics: American Registry of Radiologic Technologists | |
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| Principle 1 | |
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| Principle 2 | |
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| Principle 3 | |
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| Principle 4 | |
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| Principle 5 | |
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| Principle 6 | |
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| Principle 7 | |
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| Principle 8 | |
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| Principle 9 | |
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| Principle 10 | |
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| Rules of Ethics: American Registry of Radiologic Technologists | |
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| Euthanasia | |
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| Humanistic Healthcare | |
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| Comparison between Ethics and Law | |
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| Review Questions | |
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| Patient's Bill of Rights | |
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| Patient's Bill of Rights | |
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| Review Questions | |
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| Radiology Service in the Hospital | |
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| The Joint Commission on the Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations | |
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| Policies and Procedures | |
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| Requesting Radiologic Services | |
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| Procedures Manual | |
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| Radiology Reports/Medical Records | |
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| Medicolegal Use of Radiographs | |
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| Ownership of Radiographs | |
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| Policy of Ownership | |
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| Retention of Radiographic Films | |
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| Radiographic Films Used as Evidence | |
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| Marking Films for Identification | |
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| Radiologists Liable for Errors | |
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| Department Policy Situation: Employee Relations | |
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| Answer | |
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| Review Exercises | |
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| Licensure, Certification, and Credentialing | |
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| Credentialing | |
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| Licensure | |
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| Certification | |
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| Review Questions | |
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| Medicolegal Concerns for Teleradiology | |
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| Introduction to Teleradiology Advances | |
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| Teleradiology Services Involve Multimedia Communications | |
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| American College of Radiology (ACR) Standard for Teleradiology | |
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| Definition | |
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| Goals | |
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| Qualifications of Personnel | |
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| Equipment Specifications | |
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| Acquisition or Digitization | |
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| Compression | |
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| Transmission | |
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| Display Capabilities | |
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| Archiving and Retrieval | |
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| Security | |
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| Reliability and Redundancy | |
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| Licensing and Credentialing | |
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| Documentation | |
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| Quality Control and Improvement, Safety, Infection Control, and Patient Education Concerns | |
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| Legal Issues in Teleradiology | |
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| Security and Confidentiality | |
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| Political Considerations and Turf Issues | |
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| Review Questions | |
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| Forensic Radiology | |
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| Forensic Radiology | |
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| Determining Cause of Death | |
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| Imaging Techniques | |
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| Battered Child Syndrome | |
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| Situations | |
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| Glossary of Terms | |
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| References and Further Readings | |
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| Answers to Review Questions | |
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| Index | |