St. Patrick Hospital Case : Besides the financial resources required to legally defend itself, identify at least two non-monetary factors that the hospital should take into consideration when deciding to proceed toward trial?

St. Patrick Hospital Case A patient has filed a $3 million medical malpractice lawsuit against St. Patrick Hospital. In light of the patient’s litigious background and the facts of the case, hospital administration is adamant that it is not liable. It has instructed its legal counsel to proceed toward trial, where it may be absolved … Read more

How do legal risks, medical malpractice claims, tort reform, and defensive medicine impact the relationship between healthcare providers and patients? how should they impact the relationship?

Assigned Case based on America Healthcare Law and Policy: Healthcare stakeholders disagree about the impact of legal risks, medical malpractice claims, tort reform, and defensive medicine on the cost of care and the cost of health insurance in the United States, as well as the importance of such impact. How do legal risks, medical malpractice … Read more