Full Description
Conversational, relevant, and engaging, HEALTH LAW AND MEDICAL ETHICS, 1/e is today's most effective introduction to health law and medical ethics. The only book of its kind, it combines a visual, engaging, and modern design with scrupulous accuracy about the law, reflecting the author's experience as a legal professional. It addresses the most recent trends in law and ethics, treating both areas with equal depth and insight, and demonstrating their deep interconnections. Coverage includes: how the law works; responsibilities of healthcare professionals; medical records, insurance, torts, and negligence; ethical decision-making; the beginning and end of life; bioethics; the future of healthcare, issues associated with diversity, and much more. Pedagogical features include many case studies and case analyses, Legal Alert and "Concept Application" boxes, discussion questions, and a glossary.
Contents
PART 1Section A. The Law1. Introduction to Law2. How the Law WorksSection B. The Law of Healthcare3. Working in the Healthcare Profession4. Medical Records and Insurance5. Privacy and Confidentiality6. Torts and Negligence7. Professional ResponsibilitiesPART 2. MEDICAL ETHICSSection C. Introduction to Ethics8. Introduction to Ethics9. Ethical Decision MakingSection D. The Ethics of Medicine10. The Beginning of Life11. Death and Dying12. Uniqueness and Diversity13. Bioethics14. The Future of HealthcareGlossaryAppendix A
