TITLE: |
Law & ethics for medical careers / Karen Judson, Carlene Harrison. |
ADDED TITLE: |
Law and ethics for medical careers |
AUTHOR: |
Judson, Karen, 1941- |
PUBLISHED: |
Boston : McGraw-Hill Higher Education, 2010. |
DESCRIPTION: |
xix, 373 p. : col. ill. ; 28 cm. |
EDITION: |
5th ed. |
NOTES: |
Rev. ed. of: Law and ethics for medical careers / Karen Judson, Carlene Harrison, Sharon Hicks. 4th ed. c2006. |
NOTES: |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
NOTES: |
Introduction to law and ethics -- Working in health care -- Law, the courts, and contracts -- Professional liability and medical malpractice -- Defenses to liability suits -- Medical records and informed consent -- Privacy law and HIPAA -- Physicians´public duties and responsibilities -- Workplace legalities -- The beginning of life and childhood -- Death and dying -- Health care trends and forecasts. |
SUBJECT: |
Medical ethics. |
SUBJECT: |
Medical jurisprudence. |
SUBJECT: |
Medical assistants --Professional ethics. |
SUBJECT: |
Medical assistants--Legal status, laws, etc. |
SUBJECT: |
Legislation, Medical --United States. |
SUBJECT: |
Ethics, Medical--United States. |
SUBJECT: |
Health Personnel --United States. |
ADDED ENTRY: |
Harrison, Carlene. |
ADDED ENTRY: |
Hudson, Karen, 1941- Law and ethics for medical careers. |