Contemporary issues in healthcare law and ethics / by Dean M. Harris.

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Harris, Dean M., 1951-
Language:English
Published: Chicago, IL : Health Administration Press, 2007.
Edition:Third edition.
Subjects:
Medical care > Law and legislation > United States > Popular works.
Medical ethics > Popular works.
Delivery of Health Care > legislation & jurisprudence.
Ethics, Medical.
Insurance, Health > legislation & jurisprudence.
United States.
Genre:
Popular works.
Physical Description:xix, 377 pages ; 26 cm
Format: Book
Contents:
  • Using the law to promote our policy goals and ethical principles
  • The American legal system
  • How to conduct legal research
  • The legal structure and governance of healthcare organizations
  • Government regulation of public health and healthcare services
  • Protecting the privacy of medical information
  • Medical staff membership and clinical privileges
  • The law of government payment programs: Medicare, Medicaid, and fraud and abuse
  • Antitrust law in the healthcare field
  • The law of tort liability
  • Legal and ethical obligations to provide care
  • Legal and ethical issues in termination or refusal of care and physician-assisted suicide
  • Human reproduction
  • Selective contracting with providers
  • Financial incentives to provide less care
  • Controlling utilization of healthcare services
  • Health insurance and the ongoing effort to achieve universal coverage.