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Record Nr.

UNINA9910149204303321

Autore

Furrow Barry R.

Titolo

Health law / / by Barry R. Furrow [and four others]

Pubbl/distr/stampa

St. Paul, Minnesota : , : West Academic Publishing, , 2015

©2015

ISBN

1-63459-256-5

Edizione

[Third edition.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (1,385 pages)

Collana

Hornbook series

Disciplina

344.73041

Soggetti

Medical laws and legislation - United States

Medical care - Law and legislation - United States

Health insurance - Law and legislation - United States

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Licensure and discipline of health care professionals -- Quality-control regulation of health care facilities -- The liability of health care professionals -- Liability and quality improvement of health care institutions -- Provider obligations to provide treatment -- Regulation of private health care financing -- Health insurance regulation under the Affordable Care Act -- Medicare -- Medicaid -- Professional relationships in the health care enterprise -- Health care organizations : business structures and tax exemption -- Medicare and Medicaid fraud and abuse -- Antitrust law -- Reproduction and birth --  Determination of death and procurement and distribution of organs for transplantation -- Making decisions about death and dying -- Regulation of research upon human subjects.