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Record Nr.

UNINA9910796891903321

Autore

Showalter J. Stuart

Titolo

The law of healthcare administration / / J. Stuart Showalter

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Chicago, Illinois ; ; Washington, District of Columbia : , : Health Administration Press : , : Association of University Programs in Health Administration, , [2017]

©2017

ISBN

1-56793-879-5

1-56793-877-9

1-56793-878-7

Edizione

[Eighth edition.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (xx, 635 pages) : illustrations

Disciplina

344.730321

Soggetti

Medical care - Law and legislation - United States

Hospitals - Law and legislation - United States

Medical laws 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

The Anglo-American legal system -- A brief history of medicine -- Health reform, access to care, and admission and discharge -- Contracts and intentional torts -- Negligence -- The organization and management of a corporate -- Healthcare institution -- Liability of the healthcare institution -- Medical staff privileges and peer review -- Health information management -- Emergency care -- Consent for treatment and withholding consent -- Taxation of healthcare institutions -- Competition and antitrust law -- Issues of reproduction and birth -- Fraud laws and corporate compliance.