This bestseller presents a wealth of timely information on the legal and ethical principles in healthcare. Noted for its straightforward style in which it acquaints readers with essential information, the book examines topics such as the patient/physician relationship, professional liability, medical malpractice prevention, the medical record, ...
"Claim denied!" All too often millions of veterans have received this response to their legitimate claims for federal benefits. In most cases, writes veterans' advocate John D. Roche, the claimant didn't understand the procedures needed to meet the myriad requirements of the Department of Veterans Affairs. With the appeals process requiring years ...
-- Vignettes dramatize the real-life significance of abstract legal and ethical principles -- All legal concepts and laws pertinent to the medical practice setting are presented clearly and logically -- Managed care and health care reform have been woven throughout the text -- All legal issues updated to reflect the latest decisions -- All ethics ...
The newly revised Fifth Edition of this handbook is an up-to-the-minute, authoritative guide to the legal and ethical issues faced daily by nurses. Replete with real-life examples and information from hundreds of court cases, the book covers the full range of contemporary concerns, including computer documentation, cloning, stem cell research, ...
With Pharmacy Practice and the Law, Third Edition, you get a current and accessible explanation of federal and state pharmacy regulation that corresponds to recent directives of the American Association of Colleges of Pharmacy. This popular text has been strengthened and streamlined for its new edition, creating a solid overview that will be ...
"By integrating the fields of psychology and special education ...[t]his book provides a valuable reference for graduate faculty members and students as well as practitioners." Linda K. Knauss, PhD, Assistant Professor and Director of Internship Training Institute for Graduate Clinical Psychology, Widener University "A must-read for any ...
This second edition aims to retain its user-friendly, practical approach and provide all the features nursing educators and students rely on for comprehensive legal and ethical advice. New chapters are included on risk management and conflict management, and there is greater emphasis on ethics.
The fifth edition of Legal and Ethical Issues in Nursing is the essential book that combines legal and ethical knowledge for students and practicing nurses in one text. It reflects the continuing influence that the law, legal issues, and the field of ethics have on the professional practice of nursing. Readers familiar with earlier editions will ...
The book focuses on the legal and ethical issues in the health occupations that face the practitioner and student. The information is presented in a short concise format, bullet-style that is easy to read, accessible and user-friendly. This format helps to demystify legal and ethical terms and issues, reducing the readers anxiety and allowing for ...
Now in its sixth edition, "Medical Law, Ethics, and Bioethics for Ambulatory Care" continues to champion the "Have a Care" cause while providing readers with a strong ethical and legal foundation to better serve their clients. Any direct client contact involves ethical and legal responsibility and a certain level of ambulatory health care ...
HIPAA for Medical Office Personnel will provide information to learners on how the HIPAA ruling of 1996 affects their behavior when on the job. The book provides a brief background on the ruling; outlines the five titles included in the ruling, and delineates items from Title II that affect the medical office environment and what changes are ...
Ethics, jurisprudence and practice management in dental hygiene, 2e is designed to orient dental hygiene students to clinical practice and its many applications in an office setting. Although dentists, dental practices, and dental hygiene can be generalized, each practice will be unique in its daily operations and policies. This text explains how ...
Thoroughly updated for its Fourth Edition, this award-winning handbook gives mental health professionals authoritative guidance on how the law affects their clinical practice. Each chapter presents case examples of legal issues that arise in practice, clearly explains the governing legal rules, their rationale, and their clinical impact, and ...
This textbook introduces the legal principles pertinent to the health care field. Written by a lawyer, the book addresses the principles of liability, patient records requirements, confidentiality and informed consent, medical records as evidence, HIV information, and more.
As the trial over her fate rages in a stately old courtroom in southwestern Missouri, the unmistakable voice of Ted Koppel tells the nation about Nancy Cruzan--"This is, at one and the same time, one of the simplest and one of the most complicated stories with which we have ever dealt." Long Goodbye: The Deaths of Nancy Cruzan follows an ordianary ...
-- Complies with ASRT curriculum guidelines requiring coverage of ethical theory, behavior, and dilemmas; legal responsibilities; and patient consent -- Provides coverage of special issues, such as the impaired colleague and special patient populations, including the terminally ill patient and the patient with an infectious disease -- Discussion ...
HIPAA for Healthcare Professionals clearly explains HIPAA concepts and brings meaning to the concepts through examples, real-life scenarios, thought-provoking questions, and discussion. Perfect for any allied health professional, coverage includes key information on the HIPAA ruling including fundamentals, privacy issues, explanation of the ...
Written with the university student and lecturer in mind. The book will take them through from the basic legal documents and terms up to some of the more complicated issues faced by the fire service today. The information is relayed in simple terms to help students understand the material.
In this memoir, a lawyer chronicles her own ethical concerns as she helped to shape reproductive technology policy, and warns of the social and legal repercussions of this rapidly advancing branch of science.
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