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Law, Liability, and Ethics

by: Flight, Myrtle

Law, Liability, and Ethics

by: Flight, Myrtle

ISBN 13:
9780827381834
ISBN 10:
0827381832
Format: Paperback
Copyright: 08/05/1997
Publisher: Cengage Learning
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Former Brandon/Hill Allied Health selection for students in medical office administration programs. Includes objectives, vocabularies, chapter summaries, and case studies. Second edition: c1993. Softcover.

Preface

vii

(2)

Acknowledgments

CHAPTER 1 -- From Examining Room to Courtroom

(14)

Importance of Legal Knowledge to Medical Office Personnel

Duty of the Physician

Standard of Care

Parameters of Responsibility in the Medical Office

Practicing Medicine

CHAPTER 2 -- Functioning Within the Legal System

(12)

Statutory Law

Administrative Law

Common Law

Medical Malpractice

Preparing Your Case for Court

The Art of Examination

CHAPTER 3 -- Intent Makes the Difference

(42)

Division Between Criminal and Civil Law

Criminal Causes of Action Involving Health Care Personnel

Civil Causes of Action--Intentional Torts

CHAPTER 4 -- Your Words May From a Contract

(22)

Formation of a Contract

Classification of Contracts

Breach of Contract

Agency

Patient Self-Determination Act (PSDA)

Termination of Contracts

CHAPTER 5 -- Anatomy of a Medical Malpractice Case

(44)

Negligence or Malpractice?

Elements of a Civil Malpractice Suit

Informed Consent

Impact of Medical Malpractice Suits

Analysis of the Problem

Practicing Preventive Medicine in the Medical Office

Defenses to a Medical Malpractice Cause of Action

Malpractice Insurance

Products Liability

CHAPTER 6 -- Health Care Is Big Business

135

(36)

Business Structures of Medical Practice: Managed Care

Telemedicine

Government Regulation of the Medical Practitioner

Employment Law

Family and Medical Leave Act

Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA)

Telecommunications

Federal Age Discrimination Act (FADA)

Equal Pay Act

Fair Labor Standard Act (FLSA)

Workers' Compensation

Social Security

Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA)

Occupational Safety and Health Act (OSHA)

Medical Waste

Unions and Health Care Workers

Working Conditions

Collections

CHAPTER 7 -- The Medical Record: The Medical Assistant's Responsibility

171

(28)

Ownership of the Medical Record

Types of Medical Records

Privacy and Privileged Communication

Access to the Medical Record

Credibility of the Medical Record

CHAPTER 8 -- Introduction to Ethics

199

(14)

Ethics

Morals

Etiquette

Ethical Environment of Managed Care

Importance of Studying Ethics

CHAPTER 9 -- Privacy, Confidentiality, Privileged Communication: A Nexus of Law and Ethics

213

(18)

Disclosure of Personal Matters

The Medical Office

Limits of Confidentiality

Confidentiality as an Ethical Dilemma

The Right to Be Left Alone

Developing an Ethical Decision-Making Process

CHAPTER 10 -- Birth and the Beginning of Life

231

(18)

Genetics

Rights of Couples to Have a Child

Rights of the Fetus

Rights of a Newborn

Rights of a Child

Autonomy versus Paternalism for the Child

Allocation of Resources

CHAPTER 11 -- Professional Ethics and the Living

249

(20)

Creeds

Time

Allocation of Resources

Experiments

Drug Testing on the Job

Autonomy Versus Paternalism

CHAPTER 12 -- Ethics: Death and Dying

269

(18)

Do-Not-Resuscitate Orders (DNR)

Removal of Life Support

Living Wills

Durable Power of Attorney

AIDS

The Geriatric Patient

Suicide

Appendix

287

(2)

Glossary

289

(16)

Bibliography

305

(12)

Index

317

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