title: Attorneys fear patient transfer claims in malpractice cases.
abstract: Hospitals are facing a new legal hurdle: the possibility that plaintiffs' attorneys will allege the violation of a federal patient transfer statute as part of their medical malpractice cases. Since the patient transfer law was enacted in 1986, additional laws, including two amendments passed last year, have placed new requirements on hospitals.
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authors.lastname: Hudson
mesh_terms: D004636:Emergency Service, Hospital / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence; D006801:Humans; D007087:Illinois; D007223:Infant; D007882:Legislation, Hospital; D016365:Liability, Legal; D008318:Malpractice / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D010360:Patient Transfer / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D014481:United States