Legal Issues

Our goal is to provide physicians and patients with pertinent medical-legal information.

Legal Information for Physicians

• Red Flag Rules Compliance Policy - A downloadable Word document to easily customize your practice's compliance policy
• Are Navy Hospitals Covered by State Law, by Dr. Glenn Knox
• Legal Articles from FPIC, DCMS Vendor of Choice

  • Recent Challenges to Caps on Non-Economic Damages

  • The Impact of the Federal Stimulus Package on Healthcare Delivery

  • Risky Business: Practicing with Uninsured Physicians

  • Clinical Practice Parameters: Successful Management of Diagnostic Testing

  • Importing Medications from Foreign Countries

  • Preventing Medical Errors: Wrong Site Surgery

  • The Physician Assistant: Extending Physician Outreach Without Increasing Professional Liability

• Top Ten Laws and Rules Every Physician Should Know

Legal Information for Patients

• Patient Bill of Rights (PDF file)
• Health Care Advanced Directives (PDF file) Download the legal documents you need to establish your advanced directives
• Filing a complaint against a health care provider (you will be redirected to Department of Health website)
• What you need to know about Medical Records