The ABHLM conducts its research activities on various aspects of healthcare law, public policy, and the pertinent issues of business and international law which intersect them. In that regard, examples of recent publications which have served as the culmination of some of the research activities of the ABHLM include the following:

• #(1). Gionis, T.A., Paradox on the High Seas: Evasive Standards of Medical Care – Duty Without Standards of Care; A Call for the International Regulation of Maritime Healthcare Aboard Ships, 34 John Marshall Law Review 751 (2001). In this article Dr. Gionis discusses the epidemiology of emergency medical conditions which occur aboard ships worldwide, demonstrats the lack of internationally accepted standard of care or healthcare regulatory compliance guidelines for either on-board emergency medical care or on-board health facilities, and proposes the creation of an international accrediting agency for all ships carrying passengers or crew.

• #(2). Gionis, T.A., and Zito, A.S., A Call for the Adoption of Federal Rule of Evidence 702 for the Admissibility of Mental-Health Professional Expert Testimony in Illinois Child-Custody Cases, 27 Southern Illinois University Law Journal 1 (2002). In this article Dr. Gionis discusses the four diverse legal standards which are utilized by Illinois state courts, in civil and criminal cases, to admit expert evidence and testimony, and proposes the adoption of Federal Rule of Evidence 702 in Illinois for the admissibility of mental-health professional expert testimony in Illinois child-custody cases.

• #(3). Gionis, T.A., Zito, A.S., and Camargo, C.A., The Intentional Tort of Patient Dumping: A New State Cause of Action to Address the Shortcomings of the Federal Emergency Medical Treatment and Active Labor Act (EMTALA), 52 American University Law Review 173 (2002). In this article Dr. Gionis analyzes nationwide data available from the Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS), Office of Inspector General (OIG), and the Public Citizens Health Research Group, whereupon he created a computerized database of confirmed EMTALA violations from 1986-1999. Dr. Gionis’ analysis revealed that from 1986 to 1999 there was approximately a 100-fold increase in the number of hospitals which had confirmed EMTALA violations, a 139-fold increase in violations concerning a “medical screening examination” [42 USC § 1395dd(a)]; and a 37-fold increase in violations concerning “necessary stabilizing treatment” [42 USC § 1395dd(b)]. Dr. Gionis proposed the recognition of a new state cause of action known as the intentional tort of patient dumping and outlined its proposed elements.