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Medical Law And Ethics

ISBN: 9780131177086 | 0131177087
Edition: 2nd
Format: Paperback
Publisher: Prentice Hall
Pub. Date: 1/1/2005

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SummaryTable of Contents
For courses in Healthcare Ethics. Having a balanced understanding of legal and ethical concepts and applying them to a multitude of real-life clinical and administrative situations is essential to any health professional. This text provides this balance by helping health professionals understand both the intention as well as the realities of the law. All the while, preparing them for the major ethical considerations and dilemmas they may encounter. Written in a straightforward manner aimed at health professionals in a variety of settings, this ... MORE
Prefaceix
Letter to the Studentxi
How to Interpret Case Citationsxiii
Acknowledgmentsxv
About the Authorxvii
... MOREIntroduction to Medical Law, Ethics, and Bioethics
1(22)
Why Study Law, Ethics, and Bioethics?
2(3)
Medical Law
5(1)
Ethics
6(8)
Models for Examining Ethical Dilemmas
14(2)
What Ethics Is Not
16(1)
Bioethics
17(6)
PART I THE LEGAL ENVIRONMENT
23(64)
The Legal System
25(24)
The Legal System
26(3)
Sources of Law
29(2)
Classification of Laws
31(8)
The Court System
39(1)
The Trial Process
40(9)
Importance of the Legal System for the Physician
49(17)
Medical Practice Acts
50(1)
Licensure of the Physician
51(2)
Licensure and Certification of Allied Health Professionals
53(1)
Standard of Care
54(1)
Confidentiality
55(1)
Statute of Limitations
56(1)
Good Samaritan Laws
57(1)
Respondeat Superior
58(3)
Risk Management
61(5)
Medical Practice and Allied Health Professionals
66(21)
Today's Health Care Environment
67(4)
Types of Medical Practice
71(4)
The Ethics of Fee Splitting
75(1)
Medical Specialty Boards
75(3)
Allied Health Professionals
78(9)
PART II THE HEALTH CARE ENVIRONMENT
87(138)
The Physician--Patient Relationship
89(30)
The Physician-Patient Relationship
90(1)
Physician's Rights
90(1)
Physician's Responsibilities
91(1)
Professional Practice Responsibilities
91(9)
Patients' Rights
100(7)
Rights of Minors
107(1)
Patients' Responsibilities
108(4)
Role of the Health Care Consumer
112(7)
Professional Liability and Medical Malpractice
119(24)
Professional Negligence and Medical Malpractice
120(1)
The Tort of Negligence
121(6)
Defense to Malpractice Suits
127(2)
Professional Liability
129(3)
Arbitration
132(1)
Liability of Other Health Professionals
133(2)
Malpractice Prevention
135(8)
Public Duties of the Physician
143(19)
Public Health Records and Vital Statistics
144(7)
Controlled Substances Act and Regulations
151(2)
Protection of the Employee and the Environment
153(9)
Federal Regulations Affecting the Medical Professional
162(25)
Equal Employment Opportunity and Employment Discrimination
163(4)
Employee Health and Safety
167(3)
Compensation and Benefits Regulations
170(3)
Consumer Protection and Collection Practices
173(4)
Antitrust Laws
177(1)
Federal Labor Acts
178(1)
Labor Rights
179(8)
The Medical Record
187(17)
The Medical Record
188(1)
Purpose of the Medical Record
188(1)
Contents of the Medical Record
189(4)
Confidentiality
193(1)
Ownership
194(1)
Retention and Storage of Medical Records
195(2)
Reporting and Disclosure Requirements
197(1)
Use of the Medical Record in Court
198(6)
Confidentiality in Medical Practice
204(21)
Confidentiality
205(1)
Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) of 1996
205(13)
Ethical Concerns with Information Technology (Informatics)
218(7)
PART III MEDICAL ETHICS
225(72)
Ethical and Bioethical Issues in Medicine
227(18)
Early History
228(1)
Ethical Standards and Behavior
228(1)
Codes of Ethics
229(1)
Codes of Ethics for Other Medical Professionals
230(2)
Ethics Committees
232(1)
Bioethical Issues
233(2)
Ethical Issues and Personal Choice
235(1)
The Ethics of Biomedical Research
236(2)
Medical Etiquette
238(7)
Ethical Issues Relating to Life
245(29)
Fetal Development
246(1)
Assisted or Artificial Conception
246(5)
Contraception
251(1)
Sterilization
251(3)
Abortion
254(6)
Conscience Clauses
260(1)
Genetic Counseling and Testing
260(3)
Wrongful-Life Suits
263(1)
Human Genome Project
264(1)
Genetic Engineering
265(9)
Death and Dying
274(23)
The Dying Process
275(1)
Legal Definition of Death
275(7)
Stages of Dying
282(1)
Quality-of-Life Issues
283(1)
Use of Medications
284(1)
Hospice Care
284(1)
Palliative Care
285(1)
Viatical Settlements
286(1)
Advance Directives
286(2)
Choices in Life and Death
288(2)
Death Certificate
290(1)
Medical Examiner Cases
290(7)
Appendix A. Codes of Ethics297(12)
Appendix B. Health Care Regulatory Credentialing Agencies309(2)
Appendix C. Medical Web Sites311(3)
Appendix D. Case Citations314(3)
Appendix E. Supplemental Cases for Discussion317(6)
Glossary323(12)
Index335

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