Allen, James F.

Health law & medical ethics for healthcare professionals / Health law and medical ethics for healthcare professionals James F. Allen Jr. - Boston : Pearson, c2013. - xxii, 242 p. : ill. (chiefly col.) ; 28 cm.

Includes index.

Introduction to law -- How the law works -- Working in the healthcare profession -- Medical records, insurance, and contracts -- Privacy and confidentiality -- Negligence, malpractice, and other torts -- Professional responsibilities -- Introduction to ethics -- Ethical decision-making -- The beginning of life -- Death and dying -- Uniqueness and individuality -- Bioethics -- The future of healthcare.

9780135027998 (pbk.) 0135027993 (pbk.)


Medical ethics.
Bioethics.

174.2 / ALL 2013