Reviews (6)

Business purchase
I ordered these for independent adjusters who work for my firm, and they find them indispensable. Because I am not an adjuster, I am unable to evaluate them.

this is the book you have to use in california to do disability
This book requires that you attend several seminars, buy several other books explainig how to use the charts, what the
I thought less emotional review is needed...
I still feel that those people below who feel that this book is the greatest thing since sliced bread are biased and must have some interest in the book.This book does have many contributors.
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Subjects:  1. Diagnosis    2. Disability evaluation    3. Forensic Medicine    4. Handbooks, manuals, etc    5. Human Services    6. Medical    7. Medical / Nursing    8. Medical Law & Legislation    9. Medical jurisprudence    10. Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation    11. Reference    12. Services For The Physically Challenged    13. Medical diagnosis    14. Medical screening    15. USA   

Reviews (7)

unplugged: reclaiming our right to die in america
unplugged delves into timely and essential subject matter with an entertaining, informative, wondrful style of writing.colby's insight to this pertinent topic is beneficial universally, as we all must confront these circumstances at some point in our lives.

The right-to-die debate is once again tackled
The right-to-die debate is once again tackled; this time by a lawyer who represented Nancy Cruzan in the first right- to-die case heard by the Supreme Court. While Nancy Cruzan's struggles were chronicled in a prior book by Colby, Unplugged: Reclaiming Our Right To Die In America offers a broader perspective on the topic, moving beyond Cruzan's struggle to offer answers to legal, ethical, medical and personal issues involved in the debate. Court records, interviews and the authors' own experiences lend to the discussion of current laws, proposed changes, and their effects on society.
A Book for Everyone
"Unplugged" is a book everyone who is going to die should read.It tells you what you need to do to make sure your wishes are respected when it comes to end-of-life decisions.Doing that will spare your loved ones unnecessary anguish.This book, believe it or not, is an engaging page turner and my 90-year-old mother just read it.We took its advice, talked about her wishes, and she now has a notarized health care power-of-attorney, giving us both much peace of mind.All this thanks to Colby's wonderfully written, timely, important book. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Death & Dying    2. Ethics    3. Life and death, Power over    4. Medical / Nursing    5. Medical Law & Legislation    6. Moral and ethical aspects    7. Right to Die    8. Social Science    9. Sociology    10. Terminal care    11. Coping with personal problems    12. Euthanasia    13. USA   

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Review of Law in Medicine
Pozgar's book is organized by legal topic and cites relevant case law in all instances.It is an excellent overview of American law as it applies to the health care practitioner or organization.He has taken a topic thatit difficult to communicate and made it very enjoyable reading.Studentswill find it much easier reading than most graduate level texts.

Great information for those new to health care law.
This book was very useful to me. I am a health information management student planning to enter a graduate health administration program. I took the class and this particular book was the text. Our instructor is a lawyerand runs risk management at our university hospital. The text furtherexplained basic legal priciples and related them to health care. The textis easy to read and gives several references to actual documents. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Administrative Law & Regulatory Practice    2. Law    3. Legal Reference / Law Profession    4. Malpractice    5. Medical Law & Legislation    6. Medical laws and legislation    7. Medical personnel    8. United States    9. Medicolegal issues    10. Non-Classifiable   

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Best possible resource for legal nurse consulting!
Very impressed with the detail of the book.A MUST HAVE!

Excellent book
This is a MUST HAVE book for anyone interested in Legal Nurse Consulting. This book is very thorough and is a great introduction and reference for this career avenue.

Legal Nurse Consulting: Principles and Practices, Second Edition
I have found this book to be one of the best on the market.It has helped me tremendously in the course I am taking. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. General    2. Law    3. Law and legislation    4. Legal Reference / Law Profession    5. Legal Services    6. Legal status, laws, etc    7. Legal status, laws, etc.    8. Medical    9. Medical Law & Legislation    10. Nursing    11. Nursing (General)    12. Nursing - General    13. Nursing - Management & Leadership    14. Nursing consultants    15. United States    16. Law / Medical Law & Legislation    17. Medicolegal issues    18. USA   

Reviews (5)

Must read, for Nurse Practitioners & students
Great book which provides definitions and state-by-state breakdowns of important concepts, such as collaboration, prescriptive authority and SCAs.

2nd edition
I found Carolyn Buppert's second edition of Business Practice and Legal Guide to be very helpful. The additional chapters are useful for my practice and for research on a state wide level. I would recommend this book to nurse practitioners and students of the profession. It is proving to be a valuable resource for improving NP practice in Alabama. Be sure to get the second edition (2003/2004)as the first was published in 1995.

Information is outdated
As a grad student interested in starting my own practice upon graduation, I found this book to be useless. It has been reprinted by another publishing company and its original copyright date is 1999. Between then and now - 2004 - a lot of things have changed.Therefore, I would recommend that anyone who requires current information should look elsewhere.This is a very expensive book as is not helpful at all!!! ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Legal status, laws, etc    2. Legal status, laws, etc.    3. Medical    4. Medical / Nursing    5. Medical Law & Legislation    6. Nurse practitioners    7. Nursing    8. Nursing - General    9. Practice    10. United States    11. Medical / General    12. Reference, Information and Interdisciplinary Subjects   

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Mother Earth to the Expert Witness
I'm farily judicious relative to giving a product 5 stars when providing reviews however, HOW TO EXCEL DURING DEPOSITIONS (HTEDD), is incredibly deserving. While this is certainly a niche book and one very few in the Amazon world will read, for those few who are professionals, whether in the litigation consulting arena or not, this text provides an over-the-top treatise on the right and wrong ways of providing testimony under deposition. Further, regardless desire, chances are that many professionals will be called upon to give a deposition at some point in their professional careers given the litigous society in which we live. HTEDD is a small investment that will pay off in spades. How to Excel During Depositions
This book touts itself to be an excellent resource, and it is. It is a follow up to a previous legal resource book entitled How to Excel During Cross-Examination. The authors discuss numerous subjects that are germaneto expert witnesses. Subjects included in this book range from answeringquestions correctly to how to set your fee schedule. In addition toproviding helpful information on the aspects of the expert witnessprofession, the authors have included a deposition checklist, 150 examplesof questions and answers from depositions, and select Federal Rules ofCivil Procedure. It is a must for the beginner as well as the establishedexpert witness. ... Read more

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A definite upgrade from the old version
I'm using this text for a graduate level course, and it is a terrific resource.Our professor is one of the top health care lawyers in the state, and he is of the opinion that this text is leaps and bounds improved over the last version.I recommend it. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Administration    2. Administrative Law & Regulatory Practice    3. General    4. Health Care Administration    5. Health Care Delivery    6. Hospitals    7. Law    8. Law / Medical Law & Legislation    9. Law and legislation    10. Legal Reference / Law Profession    11. Medical    12. Medical / Administration    13. Medical care    14. Medical laws and legislation    15. Public Health Law    16. United States    17. Medical Law & Legislation   

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Great Gift!
A good friend recommended this book to me, and it has REALLY great advice! I was skeptical, because after all who wants advice from lawyers :-) but the lawyers in this book were exceptionally thoughtful and insightful.
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Subjects:  1. Anecdotes    2. Divorce    3. Divorce & Separation    4. Family & Relationships    5. Family / Parenting / Childbirth    6. Family/Marriage    7. Interpersonal Relations    8. Marriage    9. Marriage And Divorce Counseling    10. United States   

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Medicolegal Evaluation of Hearing loss
This is an excellent book on NIHL. It presents in a clear and easy to understand the essentials for Forensic Audiology.I found the method of allocation especially helpful.The case studies are excellent and well presented. Of the several books on this subject in my library this one ranks as number one. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Disability Evaluation    2. Expert Testimony    3. Forensic Medicine    4. Forensic audiology    5. Hearing Loss, Noise-Induced    6. Medical    7. Medical / Nursing    8. Medical Law & Legislation    9. Otolaryngology    10. diagnosis    11. Medical / Otorhinolaryngology    12. Medicolegal issues   

Reviews (5)

Very good comprehensive text
This book was mandatory for a forensic case law course taught by a seasoned forensic expert.It is thorough, accurate, and provides everything one needs to know before conducting forensic evaluations, as well as a significant amount of information most professionals ought to know but often don't.I recommend it as a tremendous resource for any clincian, especially those who have even a mild interest in forensic or correctional psychology.

5+*s
Not a light Sunday afternoon read, this book requires time to think and digest topics.It provides outstanding survey and advanced analysis of research, U.S. laws, and policies across the major foci.While a bit dated, it probably is the best source for gaining an understanding of forensic mental health.An outstanding reference.I feel somewhat odd in reviewing this book, almost like, I'd imagine someone feels when reviewing the Bible.Well worth the price.I wish it would have an annual or biannual update.

Journeyman's Opinion
Excellent reference, but a little outdated as of this writing (Dec. 2001).Opinions and recommendations of the authors do not in all respects reflect the majority, or even the respectible minority, of forensic psychologists and psychiatrists.Nonetheless, an excellent reference to have in your library to get the overall gist of an issue or a topic at the interface of psychology and the law.Detailed information pertaining to actual practices will need to be located elsewhere. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Evidence, Expert    2. Forensic Psychiatry    3. Forensic Psychology    4. Insanity    5. Legal Reference / Law Profession    6. Mental Health    7. Psychology    8. Reference    9. United States    10. Witnesses    11. Criminal or forensic psychology    12. Forensic medicine    13. Psychiatry    14. Psychology & Psychiatry / Forensic Psychology   

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How to empower health care consumers

Huge but a litle simplistic
Sub-Title: Implications for Providers, Players, and Policy-Makers --,Citizen participation, Consumer satisfaction, Evaluation, Health & Fitness, Health Care Administration, Health Care Delivery, Health Care Issues, Health Policy, Health planning, Health/Fitness, Medical / Nursing, Patient Compliance, Patient satisfaction, Health systems & services, Medical / Administration, Personal & public health, Medical ==If your interests or profession lies in any area of health care this is a book that you almost have to have. In its almost 1,000 pages nearly every aspect of health care coverage is discussed. The format of the book includes some 200 pages written by Professor Herslinger followed by some 72 articles written by some 93 participants in a conference she held. As you would expect, the quality of the papers vary greatly. ==There are also a few reasons to disagree with some of Professor Herslingers basic thesis. She seems to believe that health insurers would compete in a fair market place to provide care to anyone. This is simply not true. If an insurance company can pre-select to eliminate giving any coverage at all to the sicker or more risky patients, it is to their benefit. An AIDS patient, with a requirement for expensive drugs can be folded into the coverage written for a large group, but an individual policy would have to be very expensive, or simply not written at all. The coverage of such patients is covered with what I think are unrealistic assumptions. ==The book presents a series of views that are just a bit simplistic, but which are forming a part of the national debate on health care. The information is needed if only to be aware of the discussion.

Thoughtful Contribution
In Consumer-Driven Health Care, Regina E. Herzlinger, a leading health care thought leader and a professor at the Harvard Business School, provides a thought-provoking look inside a new, powerful force slowly transforming America's dysfunctional health care industry. Consumer-Driven Health Care builds on her popular 1997 book Market-Driven Health Care: Who Wins, Who Loses in the Transformation of America's Largest Service Industry.
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Subjects:  1. Citizen participation    2. Consumer satisfaction    3. Evaluation    4. Health & Fitness    5. Health Care Administration    6. Health Care Delivery    7. Health Care Issues    8. Health Policy    9. Health planning    10. Health/Fitness    11. Medical / Nursing    12. Patient Compliance    13. Patient satisfaction    14. Health systems & services    15. Medical / Administration    16. Personal & public health    17. Medical   

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A MUST for all LNCs regardless of business experience
Betty and John Joos have created THE BEST marketing book for Legal Nurse Consultants ever written!The book is an easy read packed with real-life answers to real-life marketing questions.It is a practical approach to what really works, coupled with humor.Unbeknownst to them, they have become my business partners.

Every LNC should have this book!!
Marketing for the Legal Nurse Consultant is the most valuable book in my library!The Joos' walk LNCs through the world of marketing with ease.I've been lucky enough to have met these fine people in person and attended their marketing seminars.Here again, this is a "must do" for the independent legal nurse consultant.My cards and brochures went through major overhauls with their help and my business has prospered!Thank you both, John and Betty, for all you do!I'm looking forward to purchasing your next edition.

Real Answers to your LNC marketing questions
All the accolades that have been written about the Joos' book are true! This little jewel of a book is one I know I will keep referring back to in the years to come. The marketing plan and suggestions are aimed specifically at legal nurses which makes everything in this book usable and practical. "Marketing for the LNC" is an invaluable source of information not only for nurses at the early stages of setting up a new consulting business but also for those that have been at it for awhile and are wanting to expand. Betty writes as one who has an understanding of the fears that most nurses experience who are marketing themselves for the first time. This is one of those "must have" books for "newbies" and seasoned LNC's. It explains what is needed to promote yourself and explains how to effectively do so in a professional manner without spending a small fortune.After reading this book, marketing started to feel like less of a necessary evil; although it's still not my favorite way to spend my non-billable hours....I now have a much clearer idea of the message I want to send to my prospective attorney-clients and I have the tools to help me get my message across. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Business & Economics / Marketing / General    2. Business/Economics    3. Law / Medical Law & Legislation    4. Medical / Nursing / General    5. Business & Economics    6. Consultants    7. Law    8. Marketing    9. Medical Law & Legislation    10. Nurses    11. Nursing - General   

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Detecting Lies & Deceipt
I found this book to the most informative and useful reference of all those I have read regarding the subject and techniques relating to detecting deception by means of statement analysis in it's various forms. Easy to read. Easy to understand. It will remain a guide to forensic investigators, polygraphists and the like for many years to come.

Excellent survey of psychological literature on deception
This is an extraordinary book, a well-written and clear survey of the psychological literature on deception written by one of the leaders in the field.Extremely thorough, and although sophisticated enough for professionals it is nevertheless useful for students and non-psychologists.As a lawyer and academic who writes on psychology and the law, I found it enormously helpful in preparing an article on the admissibility of expert testimony on lie-detection techniques.Having written on the subject before, and being more adept at legal rather than psychological research, I was thrilled to find such a clear and thorough collection of sources and commentary on the myriad social science research on lie-detection, and have already used the book's index to locate and look up numerous studies with which I was previously unfamiliar.

EXCELLENT BOOK ON THE PSYCHOLOGY OF LIE DETECTION
This book was very helpful on the psycholgy and tell tale signs of lies.One of the most informative and straight forward books that I have read on the subject.I would definitely recomend this to anyone intested inthe psycholgy aspect of lies. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Behavioral assessment    2. Clinical Psychology    3. Lie detectors and detection    4. Medical Law & Legislation    5. Psychology    6. Truthfulness and falsehood    7. Behavioural theory (Behaviourism)    8. Cognition & cognitive psychology    9. Criminal investigation & detection    10. Psychology & Psychiatry / Clinical Psychology   

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do not buy
this book is very poor. do not purchase. I am an intern pharmacist and it is in no way applicable to the practice of pharmacy. Having used this book, I have no better understanding of pharmacy law. I recommend the Weisman text for CA law, as it is a better book.

Pharmacy Practice and Law
This is a fairly easy to read text that is helpful in preparing for the pharmacy boards. It provides essential coverage of pertinent information needed in the everyday practice of pharmacy.Read more

Subjects:  1. Drugs    2. General    3. Health    4. Health & Fitness    5. Health/Fitness    6. Law and legislation    7. Legal Reference / Law Profession    8. Legal status, laws, etc    9. Legal status, laws, etc.    10. Pharmacists    11. Pharmacy    12. United States    13. Family & Health    14. Health & Fitness / General    15. Popular medicine   

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Very Helpful
Well written, easy to understand with loads of advice and comfort for those going through the challenges of a custody battle.The author shares some of her own experiences and leaves you with a feeling of hopeful optimism.I consider this a must-read for any parent going through a divorce.I thought that her comments on dressing for court and behavior during separation were common sense, but perhaps there are some readers who would need to understand better how their image and demeanor affect a judge's perception of them as a parent.I would definitely recommend this book to anyone trying to gain custody of their children.

What Every Woman Should Know About Divorce And Cusody
This is the most thorough and informative book on divorce issues that I have read.As a divorce attorney, I am always curious to know what other attorneys are thinking. Ms. Smith's perspective and commentary mirror much of my own experiences and conclusions.The book is easy to read and filled with relevant, realistic examples and practical advice.I highly recommend this book to both nonlawyers, who have a reason to learn about this subject and to lawyers so they can refine and expand their knowedge of the divorce process.

What Every Woman Should Know About Divorce and Custody:
This book was a god send.It helped me with so many issues.I found it to be a true survival guide with advice that works.I purchased the book months ago when I was first separated.Now my ordeal is almost over but I still keep the book by my nightstand and refer to it constantly. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Custody of children    2. Divorce    3. Domestic Relations Law    4. Family Law - Children    5. Family Law - Divorce & Separation    6. Family/Marriage    7. Law    8. Law and legislation    9. Legal Reference / Law Profession    10. Legal status, laws, etc.    11. Popular works    12. Practical Guides    13. United States    14. Women    15. Family & Relationships / Divorce   

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Obviously not the first shot at the material.
The author created an invaluable tool to help begineers understand the rather complicated topic of managed care using a straightforward linear approach to the topic.All topics are covered early with references to indepth coverage found later in the volume.
Management of Managed Care
The book was easy to understand and was written from the perspective of someone who is unfamiliar with the managed care topic.I recommend it highly

Excellent Overview of Managed Care
Excellent, comprehensive primer on the intricacies of managed care.Covers all the major topics, including delivery systems, public and private sector forms of managed care, regulatory and legal issues, medicalmanagement, information systems, and operational issues.Thoughtfully doneby Dr. Peter R. Kongstvedt and contributors. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Health Care Delivery    2. Medicaid & Medicare    3. Medical    4. Medical / Nursing    5. Medical Law & Legislation    6. Family & Health    7. Medicine: General Issues   

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Very helpful book
I used this book years ago for my own divorce and got the new edition to help a friend.Very easy to follow and helpful suggestions. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Divorce    2. Family Law - Divorce & Separation    3. Law    4. Legal Reference / Law Profession    5. Law / Domestic Relations / Divorce & Separation   

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If you can only buy one book, this is it.
This book gives tons of strategies, not just definitions of most custody books, so if you can only afford one book, this is the one.
Michael Brennan is my attorney...
While struggling to find a decent attorney, I happened upon Michael's book in a libary. I arranged a meeting with Michael and ended up switching attorneys. I have had NO contact with my 4-year old daughter for the past seven (7) months... even with court orders for visitation. My case seems to be so complex, and unbelievable, that even attorneys such as Michael who write books on the subject find it difficult to believe.After months of trying to involve the police, DA, Attorney General of CA, and the FBI - with no success; Michael now seems to believe me and has successfully obtained an OSC forcing my wife and her attorney to explain why my daughter has been concealed. Interestingly, my case has moved from the original judge to the supervising judge on the family law panel. As the police in California will tell any father, "your rights as a father ended when your wife left and took your child."As the Attorney General's office will tell any father asking for help, "we don't even have enough resources to look for runaways...you will not find any help."The laws on the books don't matter when it comes to a mother sheltered by the corrupt CA legal system. Despite the hell I have endured, I believe in Michael's book and believe, despite my struggle, that he and his staff have the true best interest of the children in mind. The Family Law system in California is one of the state's "dirty little secrets".The mom-bias is extreme and outweighs "the best interest of the child" without the slightest consideration by accountable authorities of the facts in the matter. Read this book.Write a book.Fight for the thousands of innocent children who suffer every year from state-supported separation anxiety in California.

Practical information
Very nice feel for a self published book but the scope is limited and definitely from an attorney's point of reference.The opposition in my case must have been using this book exclusively. Good to have on your divorce/child custody book shelf. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Domestic Relations - Children    2. Family / Parenting / Childbirth    3. Family Law - Children    4. Family Law - Divorce & Separation    5. General    6. Legal Reference / Law Profession    7. Practical Guides   

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Asbestos Legal Aspects
It isavery usefull book to people involved in litigation agaisnt asbestos companies. It allow you tousethe long experience in this subject carried out in USA and other countries and the Companies strategiesfor avoiding their liabilities. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Asbestos    2. Asbestos industry    3. Asbestosis    4. Consumer Health    5. Diet / Health / Fitness    6. Health    7. Health aspects    8. Law    9. Safety    10. Toxicology   

Subjects:  1. Business & Economics    2. Business/Economics    3. Domestic Relations - General    4. Domestic relations    5. Family Law - General    6. General    7. Legal Profession    8. Legal Reference / Law Profession    9. United States    10. Business & Economics / General    11. Economics, Finance, Business and Industry