A Case for Including Lawyers on the Care Team

Publication Title

Physician Executive Journal

Authors

Robert Pettignano, Georgia State University Lewis School of Nursing and Health ProfessionsFollow
Sylvia B. Caley, Georgia State University College of LawFollow
Lisa R. Bliss, Georgia State University College of LawFollow

Document Type

Article

Publication Date

3-1-2011

Abstract

The Health Law Partnership (HeLP), is a medical legal partnership that is an innovative partnership and community collaboration between medical and legal professionals to address the social, environmental, and economic factors that adversely impact health. HeLP provides free legal services to vulnerable populations, professional education to health care providers, interdisciplinary education to law students and medical students, and systemic advocacy to address the socio-economic issues requiring regulatory or legislative attention.

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Recommended Citation

Robert Pettignano, Sylvia Caley, & Lisa R. Bliss, A Case for Including Lawyers on the Care Team, Physician Executive J., Mar.-Apr. 2011, at 34.

Institutional Repository Citation

Robert Pettignano, Sylvia B. Caley & Lisa R. Bliss, A Case for Including Lawyers on the Care Team, Faculty Publications By Year 51 (2011)
https://readingroom.law.gsu.edu/faculty_pub/51

Volume

37

Issue

2

First Page

34

Last Page

38