Legal and Ethical Issues for Health Professions

1. Legal and Ethical Issues for Health Professions - p. i 2. Cover image - p. i 3. Title page - p. i 4. Table of Contents - p. i 5. Inside Front Cover - p. ES2 6. Copyright - p. iv 7. Contributors - p. v 8. Reviewers - p. vii 9. Preface - p. ix 10. Acknowledgments - p. xi 11. Unit I: Fundamental of Law and Ethics - p. xi 12. 1 The U.S. Legal System - p. 1 13. 2 Basis and Principles of Ethics - p. 14 14. 3 Bioethical Issues in Health Care - p. 26 15. 4 Healthcare Laws and Compliance - p. 38 16. 5 Torts in Health Care - p. 50 17. 6 Medical Malpractice and Liability - p. 63 18. Unit II: Applied Law and Ethics in Healthcare - p. 76 19. 7 Healthcare Business and Operations - p. 80 20. 8 Workplace Issues and Employment Laws - p. 93 21. 9 Medical Records and HIPAA - p. 101 22. 10 Mandatory Reporting and Public Health - p. 122 23. 11 Conflict Management - p. 136 24. 12 Birth and Life - p. 145 25. 13 Death and Dying - p. 159 26. 14 Key Trends in Healthcare Law and Ethics - p. 171 27. Appendix A Case Discussions - p. 184 28. Appendix B Case Studies - p. 188 29. Appendix C State Medical Record Laws - p. 201 30. Glossary - p. 210 31. Index - p. 218