Medical Malpractice / TORTS LAW DIRECTORY

Summary of Medical Malpractice Law  (Summary of each state's medical malpractice law, including the principal procedural provisions and the statute of limitations...Not verified for accuracy)
Assessing and Evaluating the Malpractice Claim: Practical Considerations - Article Available Only in PDF Format and not html
'Lectric Law Library, Medical Malpractice
Cafe Law, Medical Malpractice
Military Malpractice, Federal Tort Claims Act
The Federal Tort Claims Act: An Overview
American Academy of Orthopedic Surgeons Online  (check the section titled Educational Resources Catalog...many videotapes for sale on various orthopedic topics, including surgical procedures)
ACEP Online, American College of Emergency Physicians  (resources available on emergency medicine)
Joint Commission on the Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations
Laparoscopic Surgery: A Primer for the Lawyer
Society of American Gastrointestinal Endoscopic Surgeons - Guidelines, Statements and Other Publications
Establishing Liability And Damages In Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy
Medical Malpractice, Cancer and the Medical Oncologist ('Lectric Law Library)
Mammography and the Diagnosis of Breast Cancer ('Lectric Law Library)
TransMed Network - Breast Diseases - Physicians' Guidelines
CancerNet - National Cancer Institute - Breast Cancer Treatment - Health Professionals
Prognostic Factors For Breast Cancer Survival, A Primer For Lawyers
FDA Mammography Page - Mammography Quality Standards Act of 1992 (MQSA)
Shoulder Dystocia, Understanding the Cause of Obstetric Permanent Brachial Plexus Injury: An Engineering Perspective on Shoulder Dystocia
Article: Diagnosing and Managing Ectopic Pregnancy
Lasik Eye Surgery: US Food and Drug Administration
Surgical Eyes  (resource site for complications of eye surgery)
Guidelines for Prevention of Surgical Site Infection
American College of Surgeons - Statements and Guidelines
Common Obstetrical Complications ('Lectric Law Library)
The Pediatric Database (PEDBASE) (comprehensive alphabetical listing with descriptions of over 550 childhood illnesses)
Pediatric Infectious Diseases  (bibliography of medical literature citations for pediatric infectious diseases)
Pediatric Critical Care Medicine
ARM...Association for Responsible Medicine
RMF's Risk Management Library  (resources for risk management and dealing with the medical malpractice arena from a clinical perspective)
Malpractice Claims - Risk Management Tips and Topics
Primary Care Clinical Practice Guidelines
National Guideline Clearinghouse (U.S. government site providing a public resource for evidence-based clinical practice guidelines)
Clinical Practice Guidelines for Assisted Living and Nursing Care - American Health Care Association  (Falls and Fall Risk Clinical Practice Guideline, Altered Mental States Clinical Practice Guideline, Dementia Clinical Practice Guideline, Osteoporosis Clinical Practice Guideline)
Clinical Geriatrics - Falls and Gait Disturbances
National Center for Elder Abuse  (funded by the U.S. Administration on Aging, the NCEA is a gateway to resources on elder abuse, neglect, and exploitation.)
Member of the Family - National Database of Performance Evaluations of Nursing Homes
Nursing Home Compare  (detailed information about the performance of every Medicare and Medicaid certified nursing home in the USA)
The Guidelines for Chiropractic Quality Assurance and Practice Parameters (Mercy Guidelines)
AIM, Association of State Medical Board Executive Directors, DocFinder  (for a limited number of participating states, this site provides a database of physicians with credentials and disciplinary actions)
Forbes Online, Article on Investigating Physicians' Background for Disciplinary Proceedings
Federation of State Medical Boards - DocInfo  (40 year old databank of 115,000 physician disciplinary actions recently opened up to public access for a small fee)
National Practitioner Data Bank  (Yes! It's the home of the notorious federal data bank of medical practitioners and their malpractice judgments and settlements...No, you can't access it...Some good statistics, though)
Public Citizen - Survey of Doctor Disciplinary Information on State Medical Board Web Sites
DoctorFind  (search for physicians)
DoctorDirectory.Com  (comprehensive directory of physicians listed by geographical location and specialty...also has an advanced search feature allowing searches by last name only or as much information as is available)
American Board of Medical Specialties - Certified Doctor Verification Service  (searchable database of all physicians certified by a member board of the American Board of Medical Specialties. Mirror site available here)
SearchPointe - Doctor Search - Background Information
IDEX, Expert Witness Research  (fee/membership based, defense oriented database of expert witnesses and transcripts...It's expensive, but it's good to know the opposition's intelligence)
Maryland Board of Physicians (Site contains a search engine for Maryland physicians that will produce a license profile on each, including whether any public disciplinary orders have been entered.)
Malpracticedepositions.Com (Malpractice depositions available online...also includes expert witness data bank)