Overview

Be prepared for the complexities of healthcare practice today! Meet the legal and ethical challenges you will face as a healthcare professional in ambulatory outpatient and clinical settings. The 8th Edition of this popular text guides you through legal concepts and the law, important ethical issues, and the emerging area of bioethics to prepare you to treat your patients with understanding, sensitivity, and compassion. Often complex concepts are brought to life with vignettes, case studies and other real-world examples of how legal theories, the law, and ethics apply to day-to-day practice in today’s rapidly evolving healthcare system. Clearly written and easy to read, it provides the strong ethical and legal foundation that today’s healthcare professionals need to better serve their clients. Access more online. Redeem the code inside new, printed texts to gain access to a wealth of resources online, including video case studies and decision-tree activities.

Full Product Details

9781719640930

Table of Contents

Reviews

See what students and instructors are saying about the previous edition... Students learn well using this book. This works very well as a textbook for our medical assistant program. - Walla Walla Community College, Jackson, WA., Online Reviewer; ...book for the MA program I'm in... and it's nice and easy to understand. - Zlara, Online Reviewer; Five Stars Great Book- well worth the $$$ . - Dory W., Online Reviewer; Great book. Recommend this book to anyone, very informative. - Beatrice, Online Reviewer.

Author Information

Formerly Dean of Business and Allied Health, Lake Washington Institute of Technology, Kirkland, Washington, Coordinator, Medical Assistant Program, Highline Community College, Des Moines, WA

Tab Content 6

Customer Reviews

Recent Reviews

Countries Available