Online Medical Reference System (OMRS)

Medicolegal Information

Below is a selected list of medicolegal materials available at Dykes Library. While some medicolegal information is available at Dykes Library, consider also contacting a law library (such as University of Missouri - Kansas City Law Library or University of Kansas Law Library in Lawrence) for additional information.

Legislative Acts and Statutes

Americans with Disabilities Act: Employee Rights and Employer Obligations

Ogletree, Deakens, Nash, Smoak & Stewart [Law Firm]

Examines the employment provisions of the ADA and addresses how those provisions will apply to employers. Written to assist both employers and employees in understanding their rights and obligations under the Act.

Reference
KF 3469
.O35
1992

Americans with Disabilities Act Handbook

Equal Employment Opportunity Commission

This document provides information and assistance on the ADA to people with disabilities, businesses, and the affected public.

Reference
KF 3469
A 512
1991

Animal Welfare Legislation

Bibliographies of bills and public laws related to all aspects of animal welfare. See also the Animal Welfare Information Center site on the Internet.

Reserve
KF 3841

Code of Federal Regulations

The official compilation of the Federal regulations that are currently in force compiled by the Office of the Federal Register of the National Archives and Records Administration. Dykes Library retains the latest edition of all CFR titles, chapters, subchapters and parts for: Animals and Animal Products; Food and Drugs; Public Health; and Public Welfare. Includes index and finding aids. You may also search the Code of Federal Regulations online.

Reference
KF 70
.A3
C669

Federal Register

Office of the Federal Register

Microfiche edition of Presidential and federal agency documents published daily. The Federal Register is divided into five major sections: Presidential Documents, Rules and Regulations, Proposed Rules, Notices, and Sunshine Act Meetings. A print guide, The Federal Register: What It Is and How To Use It is also available. The Federal Register is also available online.

Microfiche Room

Health Security Act

President Clinton's 1993 bill to ensure and protect the health care of all Americans. This document is also available on the Internet.

Reference
W 275
.AA1
H434
1993

For a brief comparison of major health system reform proposals, see "Health Care Reform: The Clinton Proposal and Congressional Counterproposals," Journal of Health and Hospital Law, 27(1,2), 1994.

Kansas Statutes Annotated

Kansas

"Duly arranged, numbered, annotated and indexed with histories, notes and references as required by law."  You may also find them online.

Reference
KFK 30
K16k

Liability and Malpractice Sources

20 Legal Pitfalls for Nurses to Avoid

Janine Fiesta

A brief, practical guide written to help nurses minimize liability exposure in many critical areas including medication administration, negligent supervision and improper procedure.

WY 44
M973L
1994

Guide to Medical Professional Liability Insurance

Kirk B. Johnson

"The first complete and unbiased source of information about one of the most critical and costly, but least understood, aspects of medical practice. The guide identifies questions--and provides answers--that every physician should know to make an informed and confident decision about professional liability insurance." Published by the American Medical Association.  Find updated information on the AMA website.

W 44
J67g
1991

Law, Liability, and Ethics for Medical Office Personnel

Myrtle Flight

The purpose of this book is to prevent medical malpractice litigation by exposing the reader to legal concepts such as standard of care, scope of employment, criminal and civil acts, contracts, negligence, ethical concepts, and medical records.

W 32.5
.AA1
F621L
1993

Preventing Malpractice: The Co-Active Solution

Thomas L. Leaman

Explains how physicians can prevent malpractice and malpractice claims by following simple risk management principles that are both cost- and time-effective.

W 44
L436p
1993

Psychiatric Malpractice: Cases and Comments for Clinicians

Robert L. Sadoff

"Provides the reader with an overview of psychiatric malpractice issues from the legal perspective as well as from the practitioner's viewpoint."

WM 33
.AA1
S24p
1992

Other Medicolegal Guides

Clinical Psychiatry and the Law

Robert I. Simon

"A guide to the clinical management of legal issues for psychiatrists, psychologists, social workers, psychiatric nurses, and other mental health professionals entrusted with the care of emotionally and mentally disturbed patients."

WM 33
.AA1
S5c
1992

Law and the Physician: A Practical Guide

Edward P. Richards

This work focuses on legal issues by examining physicians and their relationship to lawyers, patients, other medical personnel, public health, the family, and special practice areas.

W 32.5
R514L
1993

Legal Aspects of Health Care Administration

George D. Pozgar

The basic purpose of Legal Aspects of Health Care Administration is to explain health law in commonly understood terminology. Some chapter topics include Criminal Aspects of Health Care, Patient Consent, Patient Rights and Responsibilities, Labor Relations, and Hospital Reorganization.

W 44
P893L
1999

Legal Guide for Physicians

Joseph M. Taraska

"A one-volume treatise and practice guide designed to assist physicians in understanding the laws that apply to the practice of medicine. The two main areas of focus are substantive health care law and the interaction between physicians and the judicial system during the dispute resolution process."

Reference
W 33
.AA1
T177L
1990

Legal Issues in Anesthesia Practice

William H.L. Dornette

This resource reviews steps to minimize the anesthesiologist's exposure to liability; contains a glossary of legal terminology and an introduction to the litigation process; and also discusses business aspects of anesthesia practice.

WO 33
.AA1
D7L
1991

Legal Issues in Mental Health Care

Barbara A. Weiner

Handbook written for psychiatrists, psychologists, social workers, nurses, and other therapists to help them understand and manage legal issues in their daily practice.

WM 33
AA1
W4L
1993

Legal Medicine

American College of Legal Medicine

Explores and illustrates the legal implications of medical practice and the legal issues related to organized health and medical care. Prepared by the American College of Legal Medicine.

W 32.5
L47
2004

Journals

The following is a partial list of the medicolegal journals owned by Dykes Library. For a more complete list search the online catalog. Click the Limits button and under the Type category select Serial and under Location select Dykes Only. Then perform an Advanced Keyword search for jurisprudence OR legislation.  The journals in Dykes Library are arranged alphabetically by title.

American Journal of Law & Medicine
Federation Bulletin
Journal of Health and Hospital Law
Journal of Law, Medicine & Ethics
Regan Report on Hospital Law
Regan Report on Nursing Law

Searching Print Indexes and Databases for Medicolegal Information

• Print Indexes
  Medicolegal articles may be found in Hospital Literature Index, Index Medicus, Cumulative Index to Nursing and Allied Health Literature, and a number of other indexes. View a list of print indexes and their locations. Look for articles under specific legal subject headings, such as "jurisprudence," "liability, legal," or "malpractice," or find the subject heading most closely related to your area of interest, ("health policy," for example) and look for articles under the subheading "legislation and jurisprudence."
  
• Databases
  MEDLINE, CINAHL, and several other databases contain citations to medicolegal articles. Search for specific legal subject headings, such as "jurisprudence," "liability, legal," or "malpractice," or find the subject heading most closely related to your area of interest, ("health policy," for example) and search that subject with the subheading "legislation and jurisprudence."