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The provision of dental sleep medicine (DSM) has caused the rapid growth and expansion of an industry that includes health care providers, manufacturers, and retailers. Sleep is used as a vital sign by health care providers to screen and test for sleep disorders and to prevent future health issues, disease, and catastrophic events. Professional services and devices continue to be developed to enhance and foster better sleep hygiene and environment and to encourage improved sleep by building a comprehensive portfolio of sleep solutions, including DSM. However, the provision of DSM requires compliance with applicable state and federal regulations.
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Sleep Wake Disorders , Humans , United States , Sleep Wake Disorders/therapy , Sleep Hygiene , Sleep Medicine Specialty/legislation & jurisprudenceSubject(s)
Equipment and Supplies , Liability, Legal , Pulmonary Medicine/legislation & jurisprudence , Sleep Medicine Specialty/instrumentation , Sleep Medicine Specialty/legislation & jurisprudence , Societies, Hospital/legislation & jurisprudence , Societies, Medical/legislation & jurisprudence , Equipment Failure , Germany , Hospitalization/legislation & jurisprudence , Humans , National Health Programs/legislation & jurisprudence , Patient Safety/legislation & jurisprudenceABSTRACT
Sleep medicine is a relatively new field among Medical Sciences. Its legal aspects are still obscure, either for lack of knowledge of the biological mechanisms underlying violent behaviour during sleep or the virtual absence of clear legal and uniformly accepted guidelines as to whether to punish or treat those disorders. An updated review of the pertinent literature was performed to determine the most prevalent pathological conditions involving violence and sleep and to identify their most common precipitating factors, attempting to provide some technical support to aid Brazilian medical-experts or assistants in preparing substantial and scientific-based reports in a legal environment.
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Sleep Medicine Specialty/legislation & jurisprudence , Sleep Wake Disorders/psychology , Violence/legislation & jurisprudence , Brazil , Female , Humans , Male , Sleep Wake Disorders/classification , Sleep Wake Disorders/diagnosisABSTRACT
Sleep medicine is a relatively new field among Medical Sciences. Its legal aspects are still obscure, either for lack of knowledge of the biological mechanisms underlying violent behaviour during sleep or the virtual absence of clear legal and uniformly accepted guidelines as to whether to punish or treat those disorders. An updated review of the pertinent literature was performed to determine the most prevalent pathological conditions involving violence and sleep and to identify their most common precipitating factors, attempting to provide some technical support to aid Brazilian medical-experts or assistants in preparing substantial and scientific-based reports in a legal environment.
A medicina do sono é um campo relativamente novo dentro das Ciências Médicas. Seus aspectos legais encontram-se ainda na obscuridade, seja por falta de conhecimento dos mecanismos biológicos do desenvolvimento dos transtornos de comportamento e da violência praticada em estados alterados de sono, seja por virtual ausência de previsão legal do binômio tratamento/punição. Realizamos revisão atualizada da literatura para determinar as condições patológicas mais prevalentes envolvendo violência e sono, identificar seus fatores precipitantes mais comuns e os critérios médico-legais que podem auxiliar eventuais médicos-peritos ou assistentes na elaboração de pareceres abalizados em âmbito legal.
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Female , Humans , Male , Sleep Wake Disorders/psychology , Sleep Medicine Specialty/legislation & jurisprudence , Violence/legislation & jurisprudence , Brazil , Sleep Wake Disorders/classification , Sleep Wake Disorders/diagnosisABSTRACT
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.
