Legal and Ethical Issues in Health Occupations - E-Book

Nonfiction, Health & Well Being, Medical, Reference, Administration, Allied Health Services

• Author: Elsevier
• ISBN: 9780323291743
• Publisher: Elsevier Health Sciences
• Publication: April 4, 2014
• Imprint: Saunders
• Language: English

With coverage of both legal and ethical issues, this text gives you the foundation to handle common health care challenges in everyday practice. The new edition also includes a variety of exercises to help reinforce text content, as well as updated examples and case studies to help you apply information to professional practice.

• Detailed coverage of current legal and ethical issues and case law help facilitate classroom discussion and make concepts more relevant.

• What If? boxes present ethical dilemmas and help you apply concepts from the book to real-life examples.

• Updated case studies discuss the issues faced in a variety of healthcare settings.

• What If? boxes present ethical dilemmas and help you apply concepts from the book to real-life examples.

• Updated Case Studies discuss the issues faced in a variety of healthcare settings.

• A revised Imaging Liability and Litigation chapter describes how society holds healthcare workers accountable in the workplace.

• Important HIPAA information includes the latest privacy guidelines along with ethical and legal implications.