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Law & ethics for medical careers / Karen Judson and Carlene Harrison

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextPublication details: Boston, Massachusetts : McGraw Hill Education, c2010Edition: FIFTH EDITIONDescription: xix, 373 pages : color illustrations ; 28 cmISBN:
  • 9780073402062
Subject(s): LOC classification:
  • R 725.5 .J83 2010
Contents:
Introduction to law and ethics -- Working in health care -- Law, the courts, and contracts -- Professional liability and medical malpractice -- Defenses to liability suits -- Medical records and informed consent -- Privacy law and HIPAA -- Physicians' public duties and responsibilities -- Workplace legalities -- The beginning of life and childhood -- Death and dying -- Health care trends and forecasts.
Summary: Laws & Ethics for Medical Careers, Fifth Edition, provides an overview of the laws and ethics you should know to help you give competent, compassionate care to patients that is within acceptable legal and ethical boundaries. The text can also serve as a guide to help you resolve the many legal and ethical questions you may reasonably expect to face as a student and, later, as a health care practitioner. The text features legal cases, anecdotes, and sidebars pertinent to health-related careers. Content has been updated and special attention has been paid to legislation affecting heath care.
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Books Books National University - Manila LRC - Main General Circulation Gen. Ed - CAH GC R 725.5 .J83 2010 c.1 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) c.1 Available NULIB000018647
Books Books National University - Manila LRC - Main General Circulation Gen. Ed - CAH GC R 725.5 .J83 2010 c.2 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) c.2 Available NULIB000018648

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Introduction to law and ethics -- Working in health care -- Law, the courts, and contracts -- Professional liability and medical malpractice -- Defenses to liability suits -- Medical records and informed consent -- Privacy law and HIPAA -- Physicians' public duties and responsibilities -- Workplace legalities -- The beginning of life and childhood -- Death and dying -- Health care trends and forecasts.

Laws & Ethics for Medical Careers, Fifth Edition, provides an overview of the laws and ethics you should know to help you give competent, compassionate care to patients that is within acceptable legal and ethical boundaries. The text can also serve as a guide to help you resolve the many legal and ethical questions you may reasonably expect to face as a student and, later, as a health care practitioner. The text features legal cases, anecdotes, and sidebars pertinent to health-related careers. Content has been updated and special attention has been paid to legislation affecting heath care.

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