| Variant title |
Law and ethics for health professions |
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Intro -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Brief Contents -- Contents -- About the Authors -- Preface -- Connect Page -- Acknowledgments -- Chapter 1 Introduction to Law and Ethics -- 1.1 Why Study Law and Ethics? -- 1.2 Comparing Aspects of Law and Ethics -- 1.3 Qualities of Successful Health Care Practitioners -- Chapter 2 Making Ethical Decisions -- 2.1 Value Development Theories -- 2.2 Value Choices Theories -- 2.3 Principles of Health Care Ethics -- Chapter 3 Working in Health Care -- 3.1 Licensure, Certification, Registration, and Scope of Practice -- 3.2 Accreditation |
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3.3 Practice Acts and Professional Boards -- 3.4 Business Aspects of Health Care -- 3.5 Managed Care Organizations -- Chapter 4 Law, the Courts, and Contracts -- 4.1 The Basis of and Primary Sources of Law -- 4.2 Classifications of Law -- 4.3 Tort Liability -- 4.4 Contracts -- 4.5 Physicians' and Patients' Rights and Responsibilities -- Chapter 5 Professional Liability -- 5.1 Liability -- 5.2 Standard of Care and Duty of Care -- 5.3 The Tort of Negligence -- 5.4 Elements of a Lawsuit -- 5.5 Alternative Dispute Resolution -- 5.6 Informed Consent -- Chapter 6 Defenses to Liability Suits |
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6.1 Preventing Liability Suits -- 6.2 Types of Defenses -- 6.3 Risk Management -- 6.4 Professional Liability Insurance -- Chapter 7 Medical Records and Health Information Technology -- 7.1 Medical Records -- 7.2 Medical Records Ownership, Retention, Storage, and Destruction -- 7.3 Records Release -- 7.4 Health Information Technology (HIT) -- 7.5 Social Media in Health Care -- 7.6 Telemedicine -- Chapter 8 Privacy, Security, and Fraud -- 8.1 The U.S. Constitution and Federal Privacy Laws -- 8.2 Privacy, Confidentiality, and Privileged Communication -- 8.3 HIPAA's Privacy and Security Rules |
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8.4 Controlling Health Care Fraud and Abuse -- Chapter 9 Public Health Responsibilities of Health Care Practitioners -- 9.1 Vital Statistics -- 9.2 Public Health Functions -- 9.3 Reportable Diseases and Injuries -- 9.4 Drug Regulations -- Chapter 10 Workplace Legalities -- 10.1 Basic Employment Law -- 10.2 OSHA's Workplace Priorities -- 10.3 OSHA, CDC, and CLIA Guidelines and Regulations -- 10.4 Workers' Compensation and Unemployment Insurance -- 10.5 Hiring and the New Employee -- Chapter 11 The Beginning of Life and Childhood -- 11.1 Family History as a Predictor -- 11.2 DNA Testing |
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11.3 Genetic Engineering -- 11.4 Conception and the Beginning of Life -- 11.5 Rights of Children -- Chapter 12 Death and Dying -- 12.1 Attitudes toward Death and the Determination of Death -- 12.2 Legal Documents for Terminally Ill Patients -- 12.3 Health Care Services for Terminally Ill Patients -- 12.4 The Right to Die Movement -- 12.5 The National Organ Transplant Act -- 12.6 The Grieving Process -- Chapter 13 Stakeholders, Costs, and Patients' Rights -- 13.1 The Stakeholders -- 13.2 Cost of Health Care -- 13.3 Access and Quality -- 13.4 Paying for Health Care -- 13.5 Patients' Bill of Rights |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references and indexes. |
| Issued in other form | Print version: Judson, Karen. Law and Ethics for Health Professions. New York, NY : MHE, [2021] 9781260021943 |
| ISBN | 1260476731 (electronic bk.) |
| ISBN | 9781260476736 (electronic bk.) |
