Lawyers Weekly Inc. launches 'Michigan Medical Law Report'.Lawyers Weekly, Inc. (LWI LWI Low Water Interval LWI Leonard Wood Institute (Fort Leonard Wood, MO) LWI Living Word International LWI Lightweight Installer ; Boston, MA) a division of Dolan Media (Minneapolis, MN), has begun the publication of 'Michigan Medical Law Report,' a new quarterly tabloid newspaper covering issues of concern to medical professionals throughout Michigan. LWI said 'Michigan Medical Law Report' is the only newspaper in Michigan presenting law-related issues to medical professionals. The quarterly newspaper is being supplemented with an interactive website and the print edition will be sent for free to medical professionals throughout Michigan. An annual subscription for other professionals (including lawyers) costs $40. The new title is designed to cover legal developments that impact how doctors practice from both a risk management perspective and a practice management perspective, assisting subscribers in becoming "better doctors and better business managers." Content includes two main sections. A features section carries articles on a variety of legal, medical and management issues, including such topics as medical non-compete agreements, serving as an expert witness, tort reform, legal risks of hosting a medical web site and Medicare reimbursement Reimbursement Payment made to someone for out-of-pocket expenses has incurred. . The premier issue includes stories on: the pros and cons pros and cons Noun, pl the advantages and disadvantages of a situation [Latin pro for + con(tra) against] of becoming a medical expert; patient advocacy Patient advocacy refers to speaking on behalf of a patient in order to protect their rights and help them obtain needed information and services. The role of patient advocate is frequently assumed by nurses, social workers, and other healthcare providers. designations impacted by changes to EPIC; state investigations and licensing sanctions; recent relevant state verdicts and settlements; interpreting HIPAA (Health Insurance Portability & Accountability Act of 1996, Public Law 104-191) Also known as the "Kennedy-Kassebaum Act," this U.S. law protects employees' health insurance coverage when they change or lose their jobs (Title I) and provides standards for patient health, ; the emerging trend of grading hospitals; and, pending legislation. The 'Verdicts & Settlements' section of the newspaper categorizes information into three sections: Verdicts in Favor of a Doctor, Settlements, and Verdicts in Favor of Patients, and covers such topics as defamation defamation In law, issuance of false statements about a person that injure his reputation or that deter others from associating with him. Libel and slander are the legal subcategories of defamation. Libel is defamation in print, pictures, or any other visual symbols. , medical malpractice Improper, unskilled, or negligent treatment of a patient by a physician, dentist, nurse, pharmacist, or other health care professional. and misdiagnosis mis·di·ag·no·sis n. pl. mis·di·ag·no·ses An incorrect diagnosis. mis·di  ag·nose . Dolan Media acquired LWI, including its 'Missouri Medical Law Report' and 'Virginia Medical Law Report' titles, in September 2004. LWI produces 12 other legal newspapers, including 'Lawyers Weekly USA,' 'Lawyers Weekly' titles for eight states and three regional newspapers for in-house and corporate counsel. Three New Journals from Taylor & Francis Group Routledge (New York New York, state, United States New York, Middle Atlantic state of the United States. It is bordered by Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, and the Atlantic Ocean (E), New Jersey and Pennsylvania (S), Lakes Erie and Ontario and the Canadian province of ) has begun the publication of 'The New Educator' and will launch 'Mobilities' in the first quarter of 2006 while Psychology Press (New York) will launch 'Social Influence' in the first quarter of next year. Both publishers are divisions of Taylor & Francis (London) and T&F Informa. 'The New Educator' will be published quarterly for teacher educators, school administrators, teacher support staff, counselors, student advisors and related professionals. It is designed to be a forum on issues that teacher education programs and school systems encounter in the preparation, recruitment, induction, support, and retention of educators new to the field. It includes information on standards, assessment, diversity, effective teacher education programs, educating teachers for diverse settings, and leadership. An annual subscription costs $40 for individuals and $118 for institutions. 'Mobilities' will be published three times in 2006 for professionals in corporations, universities and in the logistics and economic geography fields. It will cover both the large-scale movement of peoples, objects, capital, and information across the world, as well as the local processes of daily transportation and travel. Editorial will cover: travel and communications; migration and diasporas; tourism and business travel; mobile risks; new social networks; transportation and communication technologies; and, new social exclusions social exclusion Noun Sociol the failure of society to provide certain people with those rights normally available to its members, such as employment, health care, education, etc. . An annual subscription costs $59 for individuals and $306 for institutions. Also to be launched in early 2006, Psychology Press' 'Social Influence' will be published quarterly for researchers in social psychology, consumer psychology, communications, organizational behavior, and media and advertising studies. Topics covered will include: conformity, norms, interpersonal influence, persuasion, power, propaganda, social movements This is a partial list of social movements.
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