Authors: Lois Ritter and Donald Graham

Medical Law and Professional Ethics focuses on the relationships among healthcare, law, and ethics and the application of legal and ethical principles to the healthcare field. This introductory text, targeted for beginning healthcare students, covers topics such as patient and healthcare-provider rights and related laws, legal issues related to health information technology, and legal issues regarding healthcare across the lifespan. In addition, the text explores situations and dilemmas that may arise when professional roles and personal ethics collide.

Table of Contents

Abbreviated Contents

Medical Law & Professional Ethics 2e

• Front Matter
• Unit 1 Foundations of Medical Law and Ethics
• • 1 - Overview of Medical Law and Ethics
  • 2 - Professional Ethics
  • 3 - The Source of Law and Regulations
• Unit 2 The Healthcare Environment
• • 4 - Certification and Licensing of Healthcare Professionals
  • 5 - Civil Liability of Healthcare Practitioners
  • 6 - Criminal Liability of Healthcare Practitioners
  • 7 - Federal Statutes and Regulations That Impact Healthcare
  • 8 - Managing Risk in Healthcare
  • 9 - The Patient-Professional Relationship
  • 10 - Health Information Technology
  • 11 - Genetics and Drugs
  • 12 - Complexity of Facilities Administration
• Unit 3 Healthcare, Law, and Ethics across the Lifespan
• • 13 - Minors: Health Law and Ethics
  • 14 - Adults: Health Law and Ethics
  • 15 - Older Adults: Health Law and Ethics
• References
• Glossary
• Index