Law & ethics for health professions
By: Karen Judson, Carlene Harrison
Contributors: Harrison, Carlene
Edition: 6th ed.
Publisher: McGraw-Hill
Published: 2013
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 458
ISBN-13: 9780073374710
Subjects: Medical Legislation; Health Personnel; Medical Ethics
Other titles: Law and ethics for health professions
Notes: Rev. ed. of: Law & ethics for medical careers / Karen Judson, Carlene Harrison. 5th ed. c2010.

Includes index.
Table of contents: title: Introduction to law and ethics; title: Making ethical decisions; title: Working in health care; title: Law, the courts, and contracts; title: Professional liability and medical malpractice; title: Defenses to liability suits; title: Medical records and informed consent; title: Privacy law and HIPAA; title: Physician's public duties and responsibilities; title: Workplace legalities; title: The beginning of life and childhood; title: Death and dying; title: Health care trends and forecasts.