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What Went Wrong?

Janice G. Inman

A recent U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit decision reversing the U.S. Court of Federal Claims' denial of a vaccine injury claim highlights the widening gulf between the Federal Circuit and Federal Claims court on vaccine cases.

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Federal Circuit Reverses Denial of Vaccine Injury Claim

Sheri Qualters

A recent U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit decision reversing the U.S. Court of Federal Claims' denial of a vaccine injury claim highlights the widening gulf between the Federal Circuit and Federal Claims court on vaccine cases.

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Medical Providers and Social Networking Sites

Linda S. Crawford

In many ways, today's social networking systems are wonderful tools, bringing people together ' and no longer just the domain of teenagers. But these networking systems raise a set of issues that require us to think about confidentiality and professionalism in a new way.

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Recent rulings of importance to you and your practice.

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The HITECH Act And Health Care Attorneys

Lee. S. Atckinson

President Barack Obama executed The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (the "Stimulus Act") on Feb. 17, 2009. The new legislation, while aimed at stimulating the economy and increasing patient safety, has another side that health law attorneys need to be aware of.

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New Jersey's Medical Error Reporting Law, And What It Will Accomplish

John Ratkowitz

An examination of the reasons why health care providers fail to meet their ethical obligation to disclose errors can shed light on how mandatory error reporting will change malpractice litigation.

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Stimulus Funds For Electronic Medical Record Systems

Jonathan Bick

One of the newer ideas for reducing medical errors is to have medical providers use electronic medical record keeping methods. However, the single greatest inhibitor to taking advantage of technology is the requirement for an initial investment and, in the medical records technology area, this could be significant.

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