title: Emerging medicolegal issues in the practice of pediatric sleep medicine.
abstract: With the rapid growth in the field of pediatric sleep medicine, health care providers need to be aware of several emerging legal issues that have the potential of impacting their clinical practice. This article provides an overview of emerging legal areas that might impact the practice of pediatric sleep medicine, and discusses civil liability emerging from medical malpractice, issues that health care providers must be aware of including issues related to providing care for minors, and newer areas that relate to legal prosecution for health care fraud as it may relate to violations of quality of care.
authors.affiliation: National Outcomes Center, Quality and Outcomes, Children's Hospital of Wisconsin, Medical College of Wisconsin, 9000 W. Wisconsin Avenue, MS-950, Milwaukee, WI 53226, USA. RSachdeva@chw.org
authors.forename: Ramesh C
authors.initials: RC
authors.lastname: Sachdeva
authors.forename: Lynn A
authors.initials: LA
authors.lastname: D'Andrea
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D035843:Biomedical Research / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D002961:Civil Rights / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence; D005607:Fraud / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008318:Malpractice / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D033242:Minors / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence; D010372:Pediatrics / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D017410:Practice Guidelines as Topic; D011787:Quality of Health Care / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence; D012307:Risk Factors; D056508:Sleep Medicine Specialty / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D012893:Sleep Wake Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000628:therapy