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A legal nurse consultant is a registered nurse who uses expertise as a health care provider and specialized training to consult on medical-related legal cases.Legal nurse consultants assist attorneys in reading medical records and understanding medical terminology and healthcare issues to achieve the best results for their clients. [1]
Health law is a field of law that encompasses federal, state, and local law, rules, regulations and other jurisprudence among providers, payers and vendors to the health care industry and its patients, and delivery of health care services, with an emphasis on operations, regulatory and transactional issues. [1] [2]
Legal nurse consultants are licensed, registered nurses who perform a critical analysis of clinical and administrative nursing practice, healthcare facts and issues and their outcomes for the legal profession, healthcare professions, consumers of healthcare and legal services, and others as appropriate.
“Hospices have avoided a lot of the scrutiny that nursing homes have had,” said Robert Stone, the head of the hospice unit at Indiana University Health Bloomington. “I have mixed feelings about what would happen [financially] to my nonprofit hospice if there were more regulatory attention, but there are just too many bad apples out there ...
Top nurses have warned that planned Government reforms for the health service “stand no chance” if issues with recruitment and retention in the profession are not addressed. It comes as new ...
Negotiations between nurses and hospital leaders at The Queen's Health System are now underway for a new, three-year contract. The Hawaii Nurses' Association, which represents nearly 2, 000 nurses ...
A typical course of study at any level typically includes such topics as, anatomy and physiology, epidemiology, pharmacology and medication administration, psychology, ethics, nursing theory and legal issues in nursing. All paths require that the candidate receive clinical training in nursing.
The Winkler County nurse whistleblower case was a series of legal proceedings in West Texas concerning the retaliation against two nurses who submitted an anonymous state medical board complaint against a physician in 2009. The case attracted national attention for its implications on whistleblowing by nurses.