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Legal and ethical issues for health professions / Jaime Nguyen, MD, MPH, MS, BA, Director of Healthcare Programs, Penn Foster College, Scranton, PA.

By: Publisher: St. Louis, Missouri, USA : Elsevier, 2024Edition: Fifth editionDescription: xiii, 225 pages : color illustrations ; 24 cmContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 9780323827508
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 23 174.2 N49 2024
Contents:
Unit I. Fundamental of Law and Ethics: 1. The US Legal System 2. Basis and Principles of Ethics 3. Bioethical Issues in Health Care 4. Healthcare Laws and Compliance 5. Torts in Health Care 6. Medical Malpractice and Liability Unit II. Applied Law and Ethics in Healthcare: 7. Healthcare Business and Operations 8. Workplace Issues and Employment Laws 9. Medical Records and HIPAA 10. Mandatory Reporting and Public Health 11. Conflict Management 12. Birth and Life 13. Death and Dying 14. Key Trends in Healthcare Law and Ethics Appendix A: Case Discussions Appendix B: Case Studies Appendix C: State Medical Record Laws Glossary
Summary: Learn how to handle the legal and ethical challenges you will encounter in healthcare practice! Comprehensive yet easy to understand, Legal and Ethical Issues for Health Professionals, 5th Edition provides a guide to legal concepts and ethical principles and how they are applied in common healthcare scenarios. Content includes key topics such as the legal system, bioethical issues, employment laws, torts, and medical malpractice and liability, as well as current issues such as medical marijuana, the opioid crisis, gender identity, and public health and immunization policies. Questions in each chapter ask you to think critically as you relate concepts to real-world situations. Updated to meet the needs of today's workplace, this text prepares you to fulfill the moral and professional responsibilities of the healthcare provider
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Preceded by work: Legal and ethical issues in health occupations / Jeanne McTeigue. 3rd ed. ©2015
"Access code inside".--On cover

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Unit I. Fundamental of Law and Ethics: 1. The US Legal System
2. Basis and Principles of Ethics
3. Bioethical Issues in Health Care
4. Healthcare Laws and Compliance
5. Torts in Health Care
6. Medical Malpractice and Liability
Unit II. Applied Law and Ethics in Healthcare: 7. Healthcare Business and Operations
8. Workplace Issues and Employment Laws
9. Medical Records and HIPAA
10. Mandatory Reporting and Public Health
11. Conflict Management
12. Birth and Life
13. Death and Dying
14. Key Trends in Healthcare Law and Ethics
Appendix A: Case Discussions
Appendix B: Case Studies
Appendix C: State Medical Record Laws
Glossary

Learn how to handle the legal and ethical challenges you will encounter in healthcare practice! Comprehensive yet easy to understand, Legal and Ethical Issues for Health Professionals, 5th Edition provides a guide to legal concepts and ethical principles and how they are applied in common healthcare scenarios. Content includes key topics such as the legal system, bioethical issues, employment laws, torts, and medical malpractice and liability, as well as current issues such as medical marijuana, the opioid crisis, gender identity, and public health and immunization policies. Questions in each chapter ask you to think critically as you relate concepts to real-world situations. Updated to meet the needs of today's workplace, this text prepares you to fulfill the moral and professional responsibilities of the healthcare provider

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