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Law & Ethics for Medical Careers

by: Judson, Karen; Hicks, Sharon

Law & Ethics for Medical Careers

by: Judson, Karen; Hicks, Sharon

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Edition: 2nd
Format: Paperback
Copyright: 11/15/1998
Publisher: McGraw-Hill College
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Summary

This text prepares students to understand the legal and ethical issues inherent to working in a medical office. The text includes informative legal cases, anecdotes, and sidebars related to health-related careers. The 1997 AAMA Role Delineation Areas of Competence was used as a guide for preparing each chapter.

To the Student

vii

(2)

AAMA Role Delineation Study Areas of Competence Correlation Chart

(1)

Acknowledgments

CHAPTER 1 Introduction to Law and Ethics

(13)

Why Study Law and Ethics?

(2)

Comparing Aspects of Law and Ethics

(5)

Law

(1)

Ethics

(1)

Bioethics

(1)

Etiquette

(2)

Qualities of Successful Health Care Practitioners

(5)

CHAPTER 2 Working in a Health Care Profession

(22)

Licensure, Certification, and Registration

(1)

Reciprocity

(2)

Medical Practice Acts and Medical Boards

(2)

Health Care Professions

(3)

The Physician's License and Responsibilities

(3)

License Revocation or Suspension

(2)

Respondeat Superior

(1)

Medical Practice Management Systems

(1)

Sole Proprietorship

(1)

Partnership

(1)

Professional Corporation

(1)

Group Practice

(1)

Risk Management

(1)

Types of Managed Care

(3)

Health Maintenance Organizations

(1)

Preferred Provider Organizations

(1)

Physician-Hospital Organizations

(1)

Telemedicine

(6)

CHAPTER 3 Law and the Courts

(18)

The Basis for Laws

(1)

Sources of Law

(3)

Case Law

(1)

Statutory Law

(1)

Administrative Law

(2)

Classifications of Law

(2)

Criminal Law

(1)

Civil Law

(1)

Tort Liability

(3)

Intentional Torts

(2)

Unintentional Torts

(1)

The Court System

(8)

Federal Courts

(1)

State Courts

(7)

CHAPTER 4 Contracts

(20)

Basic Elements of Contract Law

(6)

Agreement

(1)

Consideration

(1)

Legal Subject Matter

(1)

Contractual Capacity

(5)

Types of Contracts

(2)

Expressed Contracts

(2)

Implied Contracts

(1)

The Physician-Patient Contract and Managed Care

(1)

The Physician's Rights and Responsibilities

(3)

The Patient's Rights and Responsibilities

(1)

Termination of Contracts

(2)

Law of Agency

(4)

CHAPTER 5 Professional Liability and Medical Malpractice

(24)

Liability

(1)

Standard of Care

(2)

Physicians

(1)

Other Health Care Practitioners

(1)

Privacy, Confidentiality, and Privileged Communication

(4)

The Tort of Negligence

(4)

Res Ipsa Loquitur

(1)

Damage Awards

(1)

Elements of a Lawsuit

(4)

Phases of a Lawsuit

(2)

Witness Testimony

(1)

Courtroom Conduct

(1)

Alternative Dispute Resolution

(8)

CHAPTER 6 Defenses to Liability Suits

(14)

Preventing Liability Suits

(3)

Standards of Care and Safety

(1)

Communication

100

(1)

Documentation

101

(1)

Types of Defenses

102

(5)

Denial

102

(1)

Affirmative Defenses

103

(1)

Technical Defenses

104

(3)

Professional Liability Insurance

107

(5)

CHAPTER 7 Medical Records and Informed Consent

112

(19)

Medical Records

113

(7)

Entries

113

(1)

Photographs, Videotaping, and Other Methods of Patient Imaging

114

(1)

Corrections

115

(1)

Ownership

115

(1)

Retention and Storage

116

(1)

Confidentiality

116

(1)

Technological Threats to Confidentiality

116

(2)

Release of Information

118

(2)

Consent

120

(4)

Informed Consent

120

(4)

When Consent is Unnecessary

124

(1)

Uniform Anatomical Gift Act

124

(2)

The National Organ Transplant Act

126

(5)

CHAPTER 8 Physicians' Public Duties and Responsibilities

131

(19)

Vital Statistics

132

(5)

Births

132

(2)

Deaths

134

(3)

Public Health Statutes

137

(13)

Communicable and Other Notifiable Diseases

137

(1)

The National Childhood Vaccine Injury Act of 1986

138

(2)

Reportable Injuries

140

(1)

Identifying Abuse

141

(1)

Drug Regulations

142

(8)

CHAPTER 9 Workplace Legalities

150

(18)

How the Law Affects the Workplace

151

(3)

Hiring and Firing

151

(1)

Affirmative Action

152

(1)

Sexual Harassment

152

(2)

Labor and Employment Laws

154

(2)

Employment Discrimination Laws

154

(1)

Wage and Hour Laws

155

(1)

Workplace Safety Laws

155

(1)

Other Terms of Employment

155

(1)

Employee Safety and Welfare

156

(6)

Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA)

156

(1)

Workers' Compensation

157

(2)

Unemployment Insurance

159

(1)

Medical Hazard Regulations

159

(3)

Hiring and the New Employee

162

(6)

Interviews

162

(1)

Bonding

163

(1)

Employment Paperwork

163

(5)

CHAPTER 10 Bioethics: Social Issues

168

(24)

Codes of Ethics

169

(3)

AMA Ethical Guidelines

172

(20)

Abortion

172

(1)

Abuse

173

(1)

Allocation, Cost, and Service Issues

174

(1)

Capital Punishment

175

(1)

Research-Related Issues

176

(1)

Genetic-Related Issues

177

(2)

Artificial Insemination

179

(2)

In Vitro Fertilization

181

(1)

Organ and Tissue Donation and Transplantation

182

(2)

Choices for Life or Death

184

(3)

HIV Testing

187

(5)

CHAPTER 11 Interpersonal Relationships and Practice Matters

192

(20)

Ethics and the Business of Health Care

193

(1)

Interprofessional Relationships

193

(3)

Nonscientific Practitioners

193

(1)

Physicians' Orders

193

(1)

Referral of Patients

194

(1)

Sexual Harassment and Exploitation

195

(1)

Hospital Relationships

195

(1)

Communications Issues

196

(5)

Advertising

196

(1)

Telecommunication

197

(1)

Media Relationships

198

(1)

Confidentiality

198

(3)

Fees and Charges

201

(1)

Medical Records

202

(2)

Practice Matters

204

(2)

Conflicts of Interest

205

(1)

Managed Care

206

(1)

Professional Rights and Responsibilities

206

(6)

CHAPTER 12 Death and Dying

212

(21)

Attitudes Toward Death and Dying

213

(1)

Determination of Death

213

(2)

Teaching Health Care Practitioners to Care for Dying Patients

215

(1)

Landmark Events Concerning the Right to Die

216

(1)

Caring for Dying Patients

217

(2)

Palliative and Curative Care

218

(1)

Hospice Care

218

(1)

Planning Ahead

219

(5)

Living Will

221

(1)

Durable Power of Attorney

222

(1)

Health Care Proxy

222

(1)

Do-Not-Resuscitate (DNR) Order

222

(1)

Organ Donor Directives

222

(2)

Euthanasia and Physician-Assisted Suicide

224

(1)

The Grieving Process

225

(8)

What is Grief?

225

(1)

Stages of Grief

226

(1)

Finding Support

227

(6)

Appendix 1 State Medical Boards

233

(4)

Appendix 2 Field Offices of EEOC

237

(2)

Appendix 3 State Workers' Compensation Directory

239

(6)

Glossary

245

(12)

Index

257

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