Law, liability, and ethics for medical office professionals / Myrtle Flight.
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- ISBN: 9781428359413
- ISBN: 1428359419
- Physical Description: xxiv, 338 pages : color illustrations ; 24 cm
- Edition: 5th ed.
- Publisher: Clifton Park, NY : Delmar Cengage Learning, ©2011.
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Bibliography, etc. Note: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 320-328) and index. |
Formatted Contents Note: | From examining room to courtroom -- Functioning within the legal system -- Crime and punishment : intent makes the difference -- Your words may form a contract -- Anatomy of a medical malpractice case -- Health care is big business -- The medical record : the medical assistant's responsibility -- Introduction to ethics -- Privacy, confidentiality, privileged communication : a nexus of law and ethics -- BIrth and the beginning of life -- Professional ethics and the living -- Ethics : death and dying. |
System Details Note: | System requirements: MS Windows XP w/SP2, Windows Vista w/SP1, or Windows 7, 150 MB hard drive, CD-ROM drive, screen resolution 1024 x 768 pixels, sound card and listening device, and Flash Player 10. |
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Law, Liability, and Ethics for Medical Office Professionals
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Law, Liability, and Ethics for Medical Office Professionals
Section | Section Description | Page Number |
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Preface | ||
1 | From Examining Room to Courtroom | |
Importance of Legal Knowledge to Medical Office Personnel | ||
Duty of the Physician | ||
Standard of Care | ||
Parameters of Responsibility in the Medical Office | ||
Practicing Medicine | ||
2 | Functioning Within the Legal System | |
The Hierarchy of Law | ||
Administrative Law | ||
Common Law | ||
Medical Malpractice | ||
Preparing A Case for Court | ||
The Art of Examination | ||
3 | Crime and Punishment: Intent Makes the Difference | |
Division Between Criminal and Civil Law | ||
Criminal Causes of Action Involving Health Care Personnel | ||
Civil Causes of Action--Intentional Torts | ||
4 | Your Words may Form a Contract | |
Formation of a Contract | ||
Classification of Contracts | ||
Breach of Contract | ||
Agency | ||
Patient Self-Determination Act (PSDA) | ||
Termination of Contracts | ||
5 | Anatomy of a Medical Malpractice Case | |
Negligence or Malpractice? | ||
Elements of a Civil Malpractice Suit | ||
Informed Consent | ||
Impact of Medical Malpractice Suits | ||
Analysis of the Problem | ||
Practicing Preventive Medicine in the Medical Office | ||
Defenses to a Medical Malpractice Cause of Action | ||
Malpractice Insurance | ||
Product Liability | ||
6 | Health Care is Big Business | |
Business Structures of Medical Practice: Managed Care | ||
Telemedicine | ||
Government Regulation of the Medical Practitioner | ||
Employment Law | ||
Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) | ||
Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) | ||
Telecommunications | ||
Federal Age Discrimination Act (FADA) | ||
Equal Pay Act | ||
Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) | ||
Workers' Compensation | ||
Social Security | ||
Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA) | ||
Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA) | ||
Occupational Safety and Health Act (OSHA) | ||
Medical Waste | ||
Unions and Health Care Workers | ||
Working Conditions | ||
Collections | ||
7 | The Medical Record: The Medical Assistant's Responsibility | |
Ownership of the Medical Record | ||
Types of Medical Records | ||
Privacy and Privileged Communication | ||
Access to the Medical Record | ||
Credibility of the Medical Record | ||
8 | Introduction to Ethics | |
Ethics | ||
Morals | ||
Etiquette | ||
Ethical Environment of Health Care | ||
Importance of Studying Ethics | ||
9 | Privacy, Confidentiality, Privileged Communication: A Nexus of Law and Ethics | |
Disclosure of Personal Matters | ||
The Medical Office | ||
Limits of Confidentiality | ||
Confidentiality as an Ethical Dilemma | ||
The Right to Be Left Alone | ||
Developing an Ethical Decision-Making Process | ||
HIPAA | ||
10 | Birth and the Beginning of Life | |
Genetics | ||
Rights of Couples to Have a Child | ||
Rights of the Fetus | ||
Rights of a Newborn | ||
Rights of a Child | ||
Autonomy Versus Paternalism for the Child | ||
Allocation of Resources | ||
11 | Professional Ethics and the Living | |
Creeds | ||
Time | ||
Allocation of Resources | ||
Experiments | ||
Drug Testing on the Job | ||
Autonomy Versus Paternalism | ||
12 | Ethics: Death and Dying | |
Do-Not-Resuscitate Orders (DNR) | ||
Removal of Life Support | ||
Formats for Advanced Directives | ||
AIDS | ||
The Geriatric Patient | ||
Suicide | ||
Appendix--Answers to Cases for Discussion | ||
Glossary | ||
Bibliography |