Law, liability, and ethics for medical office professionals / Myrtle Flight.
Record details
- 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
Designed to provide a foundation of law and ethics, Law, Liability, and Ethics for Medical Office Personnel applies these concepts to real-life situations in the health care environment. Case studies from actual legal procedures illustrate key points of law as well as ethical dilemmas faced in the medical office. This book helps medical assisting students interact with the legal profession, recognize when they need legal advice, and protect their future employers from medical malpractice complaints.