Medical Law and Ethics
Author:   Bonnie Fremgen
Publisher:   Pearson Education (US)
Edition:   6th edition
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9780135414798


Publication Date:   28 July 2019
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Medical Law and Ethics


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For all courses in medical law and/or ethics in programs for nurses, medical assistants, and all allied health care professions Written for health professionals of all kinds-not lawyers-Medical Law and Ethics covers the full spectrum of topics that affect practice. Fully updated coverage includes: the legal system, professional liability and medical malpractice, physician's responsibilities, medical records, ethical and bioethical issues, and current regulations. Actual legal cases illuminate subjects ranging from patient confidentiality and abortion to death and dying. Med Tips provide quick scenarios and guidance about law and ethics. Each chapter contains glossary terms, exercises, and an actual case; appendices provide current sample codes of ethics.

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Author:   Bonnie Fremgen
Publisher:   Pearson Education (US)
Imprint:   Pearson
Edition:   6th edition
ISBN:  

9780135414798


ISBN 10:   0135414792
Publication Date:   28 July 2019
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Tertiary & Higher Education
Format:   Electronic book text
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print   Availability explained
This item will be ordered in for you from one of our suppliers. Upon receipt, we will promptly dispatch it out to you. For in store availability, please contact us.

Table of Contents

1. Introduction to Medical Law, Ethics, and Bioethics PART 1: THE LEGAL ENVIRONMENT 2. The Legal System 3. Essentials of the Legal System for Health Care Professionals 4. Working in Today's Health Care Market PART 2: THE HEALTH CARE ENVIRONMENT 5. The Physician--Patient Relationship 6. Professional Liability and Medical Malpractice 7. Public Duties of the Health Care Professional 8. Workplace Law and Ethics 9. The Medical Record 10. Patient Confidentiality and HIPAA PART 3: MEDICAL ETHICS 11. Ethical and Bioethical Issues in Medicine 12. Ethical Issues Relating to Life 13. Death and Dying 14. Trends in Health Care Appendices A. Codes of Ethics B. Case Citations

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Bonnie F. Fremgen, PhD, is a former associate dean of the Allied Health Program of Robert Morris College in Chicago and was vice president of a hospital in suburban Chicago. She has taught medical law and ethics courses as well as clinical and administrative topics, and has broad interests and experiences in the healthcare field, including hospitals, nursing homes, and physicians' offices. Dr. Fremgen has also served as director of continuing medical education at three Chicago area hospitals. She has two patents on a unique circulation-assisting wheelchair. Dr. Fremgen holds a nursing degree as well as a master's degree in healthcare administration. She received her PhD from the College of Education at the University of Illinois and has performed postdoctoral studies in medical law at Loyola University Law School in Chicago. Dr. Fremgen has taught ethics at the University of Detroit in Michigan; University of Notre Dame in South Bend, Indiana, where she also served as co-director of the Center for Ethics in the Mendoza College of Business; and Saint Xavier University in Chicago, where she also served as interim dean of the Graham School of Business.

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