Unhealed wounds : medical malpractice in the twentieth century / Neal C. Hogan.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Hogan, Neal C.

Series:

Law and society (New York, N.Y.)

Law and society : recent scholoarship

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Physicians--Malpractice--United States--History--20th century.

Physicians.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (273 p.)

Place of Publication:

New York : LFB Scholarly Pub., 2003.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

In 1900 medical malpractice was an obscure field, with few cases, small damages, and little case law. Across the century malpractice became a major component of tort litigation and created entire industries of insurance, expert witnesses, and dedicated malpractice attorneys. Concepts from the legal profession, such as the standard of care collided with medical practice. The introduction of new medical technologies led to dramatic breakthroughs in care but created confusion over what appropriate care entailed. New rulings on plaintiff's rights in tort law expanded a patient's ability to sue. Juries, courts, physicians, hospitals, medical societies, insurance firms, and legislators were caught in a collision of medicine, law, and technology. No single constituency presses malpractice forward, rather each constituency in turn drove the issue to a crisis in the 1970s.

Contents:

Intro

Table of Contents

Preface

1 Jumpstarting the Twentieth Century: The Pike v. Honsinger Decision

2 Building a Defense

3 Expanding Physician Liability

4 Recognition of Conditions

Conclusion

Endnotes

Bibliography

Index.

Notes:

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Includes bibliographical references (p. 193-253) and index.

ISBN:

1-59332-024-8

OCLC:

54761053