x Medical Law & Professional Ethics Copyright Goodheart-Willcox Co., Inc. Reviewers Angela Hennessy Instructor, Business Administration Corning Community College Corning, NY Dien Ho Associate Professor of Philosophy and Health Care Ethics MCPHS University Boston, MA Lisa Huehns Allied Health Instructor Lakeshore Technical College Cleveland, WI Robert Johnson Instructor Ivy Tech Community College Indianapolis, IN Patricia Kelly MLT/PBT Program Director Mississippi Delta Community College Drew, MS Shauna LaMagna Program Coordinator and Assistant Professor of Medical Assisting Montgomery County Community College Blue Bell, PA Christine Malone Tenured Health Sciences Instructor Everett Community College Everett, WA Marion Bucci Faculty, Health Care Professions Montgomery County Community College Blue Bell, PA Patty Bucho Allied Health Instructor Long Beach City College Long Beach, CA Billie Buda Adjunct Professor RMA (EMT) Jackson Community College Jackson, MI Imke Casey Health Information Technology Instructor Lake-Sumter State College Leesburg, FL Jessica Ennis Medical Assisting Program Director Gwinnett Technical College Lawrenceville, GA Sandra Flynn Instructor Guilford Technical Community College Jamestown, NC Diane Harrison-James Professor South Suburban College South Holland, IL Goodheart-Willcox Publisher and the authors would like to thank the following instruc- tors who reviewed selected manuscript chapters and provided valuable input into the devel- opment of this textbook program.