Contemporary issues in healthcare law and ethics
By: by Dean M. Harris.
Edition: 3rd ed.
Publisher: Health Administration Press
Published: 2007
Place of publication: Chicago
Language: eng
ISBN-13: 9781567932799
Subjects: Medical care -- Law and legislation -- United States -- Popular works; Medical ethics -- Popular works; Delivery of Health Care -- legislation & jurisprudence -- United States; Ethics, Medical -- United States; Insurance, Health -- legislation & jurisprudence -- United States
Genres: Popular works.
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: Human reproduction; title: Selective contracting with providers; title: Financial incentives to provide less care; title: Controlling utilization of healthcare services; title: Health insurance and the ongoing effort to achieve universal coverage.