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Law, liability, and ethics for medical office professionals
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- ISBN: 9781428359413
- ISBN: 1428359419
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xxiv, 338 pages : color illustrations ; 24 cm - Edition: 5th ed.
- Publisher: Clifton Park, NY : Delmar Cengage Learning, ©2011.
Content descriptions
| 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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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
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| Kirtland Community College Library | KF 2905 .F55 2011 | 30775305496094 | General Collection | Available | - |
Law, Liability, and Ethics for Medical Office Professionals
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Table of Contents
Law, Liability, and Ethics for Medical Office Professionals
| Section | Section Description | Page Number |
|---|---|---|
| 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 |
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