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Record Nr.

UNINA9910787142303321

Autore

Harris Dean M. <1951->

Titolo

Contemporary issues in healthcare law & ethics / / Dean M. Harris

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Chicago, Illinois ; ; Arlington, Virginia : , : Health Administration Press : , : AUPHA Press, , [2014]

©2014

ISBN

1-56793-638-5

Edizione

[Fourth edition.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (xxi, 439 pages)

Disciplina

344.7303/21

Soggetti

Medical ethics

Medical care - Law and legislation - United States

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Using the law to promote our policy goals and ethical principles -- The American legal system -- How to conduct legal research -- The legal structure and governance of healthcare organizations -- Government regulation of public health and healthcare services -- Protecting the privacy of medical information -- Medical staff membership and clinical privileges -- The law of government payment programs : medicare, medicaid, and fraud and abuse -- Antitrust law in the healthcare field -- The law of tort liability -- Legal and ethical obligations to provide care -- Legal and ethical issues in termination or refusal of care and physician-assisted suicide -- Reproductive health -- Legal issues in healthcare cost containment -- Legal issues in health insurance and health reform.