The law of healthcare administration
By: J. Stuart Showalter
Edition: 6th ed.
Publisher: Health Administration Press
Published: 2012
Place of publication: Chicago, Ill
Language: eng
ISBN-13: 9781567934212
Subjects: Medical care; Hospitals; Law and legislation; Medical laws and legislation
Notes: Includes index.
Table of contents: title: The Anglo-American legal system; title: A brief history of medicine; title: Contracts and intentional torts; title: Negligence; title: The organization and management of a corporate healthcare institution; title: Liability of the healthcare institution; title: Health reform, access to care, and admission and discharge; title: Medical staff privileges and peer review; title: Emergency care; title: Consent for treatment and withholding consent; title: Taxation of healthcare institutions; title: Competition and antitrust law; title: Fraud laws and corporate compliance; title: Issues of reproduction and birth; title: Health information management.