Contemporary issues in healthcare law & ethics / Dean M. Harris
Edition
Fourth edition
Published
Chicago, IL : Health Administration Press, [2014]
Copies
Description
1 online resource (xxi, 439 pages.)
Contents
Using the law to promote our policy goals and ethical principles -- The American legal system -- How to conduct legal research -- The legal structure and governance of healthcare organizations -- Government regulation of public health and healthcare services -- Protecting the privacy of medical information -- Medical staff membership and clinical privileges -- The law of government payment programs : medicare, medicaid, and fraud and abuse -- Antitrust law in the healthcare field -- The law of tort liability -- Legal and ethical obligations to provide care -- Legal and ethical issues in termination or refusal of care and physician-assisted suicide -- Reproductive health -- Legal issues in healthcare cost containment -- Legal issues in health insurance and health reform
