Medical law and ethics
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Medical law and ethics
Prentice Hall, c2002
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Medical law & ethics
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Includes bibliographical references and index
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Description
For courses in Medical Ethics.
This overview of medical law and ethics is written in straightforward language for healthcare professionals who must be able to cope with multiple legal and ethical issues they encounter while working in a variety of settings-e.g., the medical office, hospitals, clinics, and skilled nursing facilities. It is designed to help them better understand their ethical obligation to themselves, their patients, and their employer, and covers a wide range of topics-e.g., the legal system, the patient/physician relationship, professional liability and medical malpractice, public duties of the physician, the medical record, and ethical and bioethical issues.
Table of Contents
1. Introduction to Medical Law, Ethics, and Bioethics.
I. THE LEGAL ENVIRONMENT.
2. The Legal System.
3. Importance of the Legal System for the Physician.
II. THE HEALTHCARE ENVIRONMENT.
4. Medical Practice and Allied Health Professionals.
5. The Patient-Physician Relationship.
6. Professional Liability and Medical Malpractice.
7. Public Duties of the Physician.
8. Federal Regulations Affecting the Medical Professional.
9. The Medical Record.
III. MEDICAL ETHICS.
10. Ethics and Bioethic Issues in Medicine.
11. Ethical Issues Relating to Life.
12. Death and Dying.
13. Allocation of Resources.
APPENDICES.
Appendix A: Codes of Ethics.
Appendix B: Health Care Regulatory Credentialing Agencies.
Appendix C: Medical Web Sites.
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