Law & Ethics for Medical Careers
By: Karen Judson, Carlene Harrison.
Contributors: Harrison, Carlene.; Judson, Karen, 1941-
Edition: 5th ed.
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Higher Education
Published: January 7, 2009
Place of publication: Boston
Language: eng
Number of pages: 373
ISBN-13: 9780073402062
Subjects: Medical ethics; Medical jurisprudence; Medical assistants -- Professional ethics; Medical assistants -- Legal status, laws, etc; Legislation, Medical -- United States; Ethics, Medical -- United States; Health Personnel -- United States
Other titles: Law and ethics for medical careers
Notes: Rev. ed. of: Law and ethics for medical careers / Karen Judson, Carlene Harrison, Sharon Hicks. 4th ed. c2006.

Includes index.
Table of contents: title: Introduction to law and ethics; 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: Physicians : public duties and responsibilities; title: Workplace legalities; title: The beginning of life and childhood; title: Death and dying; title: Health care trends and forecasts.