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| Preface to the Sixth Edition | p. xiii |
| Acknowledgments | p. xv |
| The Anglo-American Legal System | p. 1 |
| Some History | p. 1 |
| Anglo-American Law | p. 2 |
| The Definition of Law | p. 3 |
| Types and Sources of Law | p. 4 |
| The Court System | p. 9 |
| Alternative Dispute Resolution | p. 14 |
| Legal Procedure | p. 15 |
| The Court... MORE | p. 21 |
| Simkins v. Moses H. Cone Mem. Hosp | p. 21 |
| Planned Parenthood of S.E. Pennsylvania v. Casey | p. 24 |
| A Brief History of Medicine | p. 27 |
| Introduction | p. 27 |
| The Long View: A Summary | p. 28 |
| Early History | p. 28 |
| Health Reform Arrives at Last (Apparently) | p. 46 |
| Conclusion | p. 47 |
| Appendix 2.1: A Select Timeline of the History of Medicine | p. 51 |
| Contracts and Intentional Torts | p. 55 |
| Think Like a Lawyer | p. 55 |
| Elements of a Contract | p. 56 |
| The Physician-Patient Relationship | p. 57 |
| Liability for Breach of Contract | p. 65 |
| Liability for Breach of Warranty | p. 66 |
| Intentional Torts | p. 67 |
| Assault and Battery | p. 68 |
| The Court Decides | p. 75 |
| Stowers v. Wolodzko | p. 75 |
| Negligence | p. 81 |
| Duty | p. 81 |
| Breach of Duty | p. 88 |
| Injury and Causation | p. 96 |
| Defenses | p. 98 |
| Liability for Acts of Others: Vicarious Liability | p. 102 |
| Countersuits by Physicians | p. 104 |
| Reforming the Tort System | p. 105 |
| The Court Decides | p. 108 |
| Helling v. Carey | p. 108 |
| Perin v. Hayne | p. 109 |
| The Organization and Management of a Corporate Healthcare Institution | p. 119 |
| Formation and Nature of a Corporation | p. 120 |
| Responsibilities of the Governing Board | p. 126 |
| Responsibilities of Management | p. 131 |
| Management's Role in Employment Law Issues | p. 132 |
| Piercing the Corporate Veil | p. 133 |
| Multi-Institutional Systems and Corporate Reorganization | p. 135 |
| Alternative Corporate Strategies | p. 138 |
| Collaborative Strategies with Physicians | p. 139 |
| What Lies Ahead | p. 144 |
| The Court Decides | p. 146 |
| Charlotte Hungerford Hospital v. Mulvey | p. 146 |
| Stern v. Lucy Webb Hayes National Training School for Deaconesses and Missionaries | p. 147 |
| Woodyard, Insurance Commissioner v. Arkansas Diversified Insurance Co. | p. 150 |
| Liability of the Healthcare Institution | p. 157 |
| Respondeat Superior Versus Independent Contractor Status | p. 158 |
| Erosion of Physicians' Independent Contractor Status | p. 160 |
| Apparent Agency | p. 162 |
| Erosion of Captain-of-the-Ship and Borrowed-Servant Doctrines | p. 164 |
| Doctrine of Corporate Liability | p. 165 |
| The Court Decides | p. 178 |
| Norton v. Argonaut Insurance Co | p. 178 |
| Johnson v. Misericordia Community Hospital | p. 182 |
| Health Reform, Access to Care, and Admission and Discharge | p. 191 |
| Introduction: The "Bight" to Healthcare | p. 191 |
| The Health Reform Laws of 2010 | p. 192 |
| Pre-Reform Principles: Admission and Discharge | p. 201 |
| Admission and Treatment of Mentally 111 Patients | p. 207 |
| Discharge from the Hospital | p. 212 |
| Utilization Review: Controls on Admission and Discharge | p. 216 |
| The Court Decides | p. 221 |
| Hill v. Ohio County | p. 221 |
| Appendix 7.1: The "Individual Mandate": Courts' Differing Viewpoints | p. 228 |
| Medical Staff Privileges and Peer Review | p. 233 |
| The Medical Staff Organization | p. 233 |
| Appointment of Medical Staff | p. 235 |
| Due Process and Equal Protection Requirements | p. 236 |
| Standards for Medical Staff Appointments | p. 237 |
| Peer Review, Discipline, and the Health Care Quality Improvement Act | p. 241 |
| Other Medical Staff Issues | p. 253 |
| The Court Decides | p. 261 |
| Kadlec Medical Center v. Lakeview Anesthesia Associates | p. 261 |
| Appendix 8.1: Healthcare Quality Improvement Act of 1986, as Amended | p. 272 |
| Emergency Care | p. 279 |
| The Need for Emergency Care Facilities | p. 280 |
| Duty to Treat and Aid | p. 281 |
| Duty to Exercise Reasonable Care | p. 293 |
| Good Samaritan Statutes | p. 297 |
| Consent for Treatment and Withholding Consent | p. 305 |
| Types of Consent and Recommended Procedures | p. 306 |
| The Healthcare Institution's Role in Consent Cases | p. 310 |
| How "Informed" Must Informed Consent Be? | p. 311 |
| Consent of a Spouse or Relative | p. 316 |
| Life-or-Death Decisions | p. 317 |
| Consent Issues for Incompetent Adults | p. 320 |
| Consent Issues for Minors | p. 325 |
| Legislation and Protocols on End-of-Life Issues | p. 333 |
| The Court Decides | p. 337 |
| Cobbs v. Grant | p. 337 |
| Bush v. Schiavo | p. 342 |
| Appendix 10.1: Georgia Advance Directive | p. 351 |
| Appendix 10.2: Physician Orders for Life-Sustaining Treatment (POLST) | p. 358 |
| Taxation of Healthcare Institutions | p. 361 |
| Nature of a Charitable Corporation | p. 361 |
| Federal Tax Issues | p. 365 |
| State and Local Property Taxes | p. 369 |
| Coming Full Circle | p. 375 |
| The Court Decides | p. 377 |
| Greater Anchorage Area Borough v. Sisters of Charity | p. 377 |
| Barnes Hospital v. Collector of Revenue | p. 378 |
| Provena Covenant Medical Center v. Department of Revenue | p. 380 |
| Competition and Antitrust Law | p. 389 |
| The Sherman Act | p. 391 |
| The Clayton Act | p. 392 |
| The Federal Trade Commission Act | p. 396 |
| Jurisdiction, Exemptions, and Immunity | p. 396 |
| Sanctions and Enforcement of Antitrust Statutes | p. 403 |
| Rule-of-Reason Analysis and Per Se Violations | p. 404 |
| The Court Decides | p. 421 |
| In the Matter of Evanston Northwestern Healthcare Corporation | p. . 421 |
| Fraud Laws and Corporate Compliance | p. 431 |
| The Enforcement Climate | p. 431 |
| False Claims Act | p. 437 |
| Anti-Kickback Statute | p. 442 |
| Stark Self-Referral Law | p. 447 |
| Corporate Compliance Programs | p. 451 |
| The Court Decides | p. 455 |
| United States v. Greber | p. 455 |
| United States v. McClatchey | p. 458 |
| Issues of Reproduction and Birth | p. 463 |
| Sterilization | p. 463 |
| Wrongful Birth and Wrongful Life | p. 467 |
| Other Reproduction Issues | p. 475 |
| Abortion | p. 479 |
| Hospitals' Role in Reproduction Issues | p. 489 |
| The Court Decides | p. 492 |
| Skinner v. Oklahoma ex rel. Attorney General | p. 492 |
| Health Information Management | p. 503 |
| Covered Entity, Protected Health Information, and De-identification | p. 504 |
| Form and Content of Records | p. 505 |
| Access to Health Information | p. 511 |
| Use of Health Records in Legal Proceedings | p. 527 |
| State Open-Meeting and Public-Records Laws | p. 531 |
| The Court Decides | p. 534 |
| Tarasoff v. Regents of the University of California | p. 534 |
| Glossary | p. 547 |
| Case Index | p. 553 |
| Index | p. 567 |
| About the Author | p. 599 |
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