The Fear of Litigation Study: The Impact of Medicine

See related event, "Beyond the Patients' Bill of Rights: Does America Need a New System of Medical Justice Medicine is clearly a highly dynamic and ever-changing field. Technological and scientific advances, the development of HMOs and managed care, as well as societal changes all shape it on an on-going basis. Although malpractice litigation has its roots back in the mid-1800s, one area of interest is how the increasingly litigious nature of American society today is influencing the field of medicine. Rather than explore the number of suits, the size of jury awards, or the costs of malpractice insurance, this survey sought to explore, through interviews with physicians, nurses and hospital administrators, how the fear of litigation affects the practice of medicine and the delivery of medical care. The results are striking. Concerns about liability are influencing medical decision-making on many levels. From the increased ordering of tests, medications, referrals, and procedures to increased paperwork and reluctance to offer off-duty medical assistance, the impact of the fear of litigation is far-reaching and profound.

Problems with the valuation of Scotland's environment

A paper by Williams et al, 'Exploring the value of Scotland's environment', in the March 2003 issue of this journal, estimated ‘the annual value of the ecosystem services generated by Scotland's marine and terrestrial biomes' as £17.258 billion. This estimate was arrived at by adopting the methodology used by Costanza et al (1997a) to value ecosystem services for the globe as a whole. The first problem with this estimate is that it relates to a definition for which it makes no sense to produce an estimate. The second is that it is based on poor quality data

Tea Time: How important is it to see yourself represented in the media?

Weekly Tea Time program featuring the topic "How important is it to see yourself represented in the media? (Minorities, LGTBQIA, disabled, etc.)Boston University Howard Thurman Center for Common Groun

Coffee and Conversation: The future of American professional sports

Weekly Coffee and Conversation on the topic of future of American professional sportsBoston University Howard Thurman Center for Common Groun

Coffee and Conversation: reflections of the Civil Rights movement

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Al Raboteau talk: "Forgiveness and the African American Church"

Albert Raboteau spoke about religion and the African American church community, and how to move forward with love instead of hate

Portraits of Black Classicists, Slaves to Scholars

An exhibition of fourteen photographic reproductions of African-American Classical Scholars and Educators from the 19th and early 20th centuries.Wayne State Universit

BU TechBreakfast

The Techbreakfast was a networking opportunity for students interested in coding, technology and computer science to meet professionals from Information, Systems and TechnologiesGlobal App InitiativeGirls Who CodeInformation Services & Technolog

Paper Tigers comes to Boston

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Tea Time: knitting circle

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