Legal aspects of health care administration /

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Author / Creator:Pozgar, George D., author.
Edition:Twelfth edition.
Imprint:Burlington, MA : Jones & Bartlett Learning, ©2016.
Description:xix, 587 pages : illustrations, forms ; 29 cm
Language:English
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Format: Print Book
URL for this record:http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/10915565
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Other authors / contributors:Santucci, Nina M., author.
ISBN:9781284065923 (casebound)
1284065928 (casebound)
Notes:Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of Contents:
  • Reflections on the past
  • Government, law, and ethics
  • Health care ethics
  • Tort law : negligence
  • Intentional torts
  • Criminal aspects of health care
  • Contracts and antitrust
  • Civil procedure and trial practice
  • Corporate structure and legal issues
  • Medical staff organization and physician liability
  • Nursing and the law
  • Hospital departments and allied professionals
  • Patient consent
  • Legal reporting requirements
  • Medical records
  • Procreation and ethical dilemmas
  • Acquired immunodeficiency syndrome
  • End-of-life issues
  • Patient rights and responsibilities
  • Labor relations
  • Employment at will and discharge
  • Employee rights and responsibilities
  • Professional liability insurance
  • National health insurance managed care
  • Tort reform and risk reduction.