Legal and ethical issues for health professions /
Jeanne McTeigue, CPC, CPC-1, Medical Billing and Coding Chairperson, Branford Hall Career Institute, Albany, New York; W. Christopher Lee, CST, FAST, Surgical Technologist, Northwestern Memorial Hospital, Chicago, Illinois.
- Third edition.
- xiii, 249 pages : color illustrations ; 26 cm
Preceded by work: Legal and ethical issues in health occupations / Tonia Dandry Aiken. 2nd ed. c2009.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
The U.S. legal system -- The basics of ethics -- Ethical and bioethical issues -- Workplace issues -- Code and standards infractions -- The medical malpractice lawsuit and the trial process -- Intentional and quasi-intentional torts -- Statutory reporting and public duties -- Professional liability insurance -- Death and dying issues -- Conflict management -- Business aspects of healthcare.
9781455733668 (pbk.) 1455733660 (pbk.)
2013049142
Medical laws and legislation--School of Health Sciences--United States. Medical personnel--School of Health Sciences--United States. Medical ethics.--School of Health Sciences Ethics, Professional--School of Health Sciences--United States. Jurisprudence--School of Health Sciences--United States. Ethics, Clinical--School of Health Sciences--United States. Liability, Legal--School of Health Sciences--United States.