Contemporary issues in healthcare law & ethics
By: Dean M. Harris
Edition: Fourth edition.
Publisher: Health Administration Press
Published: 2014
Place of publication: Chicago, IL
Language: eng
Number of pages: 439
ISBN-13: 9781567936377
Subjects: Medical care; Popular works; Law and legislation; Medical ethics
Other titles: Contemporary issues in healthcare law and ethics
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Using the law to promote our policy goals and ethical principles; title: The American legal system; title: How to conduct legal research; title: The legal structure and governance of healthcare organizations; title: Government regulation of public health and healthcare services; title: Protecting the privacy of medical information; title: Medical staff membership and clinical privileges; title: The law of government payment programs : medicare, medicaid, and fraud and abuse; title: Antitrust law in the healthcare field; title: The law of tort liability; title: Legal and ethical obligations to provide care; title: Legal and ethical issues in termination or refusal of care and physician-assisted suicide; title: Reproductive health; title: Legal issues in healthcare cost containment; title: Legal issues in health insurance and health reform.