| Surgeon Liability for Negligence of Operating Room Personnel |
| Historically, hospitals were not sued for medical malpractice as most were immune from lawsuits on account of their status as charitable institutions. Instead, only physicians were sued. In cases where the malpractice took place in the hospital, such as in the operating room, the surgeon was held responsible for any actions that took place in the operating room as the "captain of the ship."More... |
| Mental Health Parity |
| The Mental Health Parity Act of 1996 (MHPA) prevents certain group health plans from placing annual or lifetime dollar limits on mental health benefits that are lower than annual or lifetime dollar limits for medical and surgical benefits offered under their plans. MHPA applies to group health plans and their issuers, including insurance companies and health maintenance organizations (HMOs), with more than 50 participants.More... |
| Nurse-Patient Ratios |
| Understaffing has long been a problem for nurses in the United States. California is the first state in the nation to establish minimum nurse-to-patient ratios for California's acute care hospitals.More... |
| Medical Peer Review |
| Medical peer review is a process by which a reviewing body reviews the care and treatment given by physicians to patients who suffered an unfavorable medical outcome to determine whether poor medical treatment or decisions was the cause of the unfavorable outcome. The federal Health Care Quality Immunity Act (HCQIA) immunizes hospitals and medical staff participating in professional peer review from civil lawsuits.More... |
| USE OF PROTECTED HEALTH INFORMATION FOR TISSUE AND ORGAN DONATION PURPOSES |
| An entity that is covered under the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA) is not required to obtain authorization before using or disclosing an individual's protected health information to organizations or other entities that procure, bank, or transplant cadaveric organs, eyes, or tissue when the information is intended to facilitate organ, eye, or tissue donation and transplantation. More... |
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