Medical Law and Ethics,9780132559225

Medical Law and Ethics

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Edition: 4th
ISBN13: 9780132559225
ISBN10: 0132559226
Format: Paperback
Pub. Date: 2010-12-29
Publisher(s): Pearson
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"This is really a great textbook, is surprisingly concise for how thorough it is, and is likely to be a resource you keep around and won't want to sell back. It manages to teach well while being engaging and interesting, often using cases that are intriguing. Although some of these cases aren't the most relevant possible, I appreciate that they often chose interesting ones instead. It highlights many medical realities and gives many what-if situations, which I think makes it an excellent primer in medical ethics. After going through this book you will be mostly prepared to take a HIPAA exam."


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Summary

This is a complete, accessible, and up-to-date guide to the law and ethics of healthcare. Written for health professionals of all kinds not lawyers MEDICAL LAW AND ETHICS, 4/ecovers the full spectrum of topics that affect practice. Fully updated coverage includes: the legal system, professional liability and medical malpractice, physicianrs"s responsibilities, medical records, ethical and bioethical issues, and current regulations. Actual legal cases illuminate subjects ranging from patient confidentiality and abortion to death and dying. Exclusive Med Tips provide quick scenarios and guidance about law and ethics. Each chapter contains glossary terms, exercises, and an actual case; appendices provide current sample codes of ethics.

Table of Contents

1.         Introduction to Medical Law, Ethics, and Bioethics

 

PART I. THE LEGAL ENVIRONMENT

2.         The Legal System

3.         Importance of the Legal System for the Physician and the Health Care Professional

 

PART II. THE HEALTHCARE ENVIRONMENT

4.         Today’s Health Care Environment

5.         The Physician-Patient Relationship

6.         Professional Liability and Medical Malpractice

7.         Public Duties of the Physician and the Health Care Professional

8.         Workplace Law and Ethics

9.         The Medical Record

10.       Patient Confidentiality and HIPAA

 

PART III. MEDICAL ETHICS

10.       Ethical and Bioethical Issues in Medicine

11.       Ethical Issues Relating to Life

12.       Death and Dying

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