The Legal Guide for Arizona Doctors
Alexis and Mark Breyer have written a no-nonsense, straightforward book that gives doctors answers to their questions about why their patients bring injury claims and how doctors can avoid confusion and reduce the hassles associated with litigation.
This quick reading book will take you less than an hour to complete but it is jam-packed with vital information you need to know as an Arizona doctor. In less than an hour you will understand what steps you can take to reduce the likelihood of being subpoenaed to testify in court at a time randomly picked by a lawyer you never met while at the same time learning what you should – and should not – do if you are required to testify regarding a patient.
This book explains:
- How doctors can get paid for their extra work they are forced to perform when a patient is making an injury claim
- The truth behind why doctors are forced to deal with their patient's injury claims
- How your office can effectively handle medical record requests from law offices
- Mistakes to avoid in creating medical charts that will unnecessarily increase the chance you are hauled into court
- The real dynamics behind any patient’s injury claim and how that affects you
- The facts and the lies about all of this "lawsuit" business
- The stages of a typical lawsuit and why doctors need to know this
- Understanding the role of a treating doctor
- Your rights as a doctor when you are served with a subpoena
- How a subpoena duces tecum differs from a regular subpoena
- When and how to respond to a lawyer's request for a written statement about your treatment of a patient who has a personal injury claim
- Deposition of a treating doctor - what really is going on and what are the rules
- What you need to know before testifying
- What is the reasonable degree of medical probability - does anyone speak English in the law?
- HIPPA Laws and how to avoid problems when your patient has an injury claim
This book provides insightful tips about the law that every doctor must know in case they ever have a patient involved in a personal injury claim. Even better, the book includes things that save doctors from unnecessarily wasting their time and the time of their staff.
More About The Legal Guide for Arizona Doctors
Alexis and Mark understand that doctors want to remain as uninvolved as possible in the litigation and injury claims process. The book includes information on medical records requests and how keeping medical records in a certain way can keep a doctor out of the court room.
The book also provides valuable information and a simple explanation of the personal injury claims process and why the doctor is often asked to become involved in something they did not volunteer to be a party to. This straightforward book includes an overview of personal injury claims, depositions, the litigation process, and what information lawyers and insurance companies actually want to learn from the medical providers.
