Contemporary Issues in Healthcare Law and Ethics, Second Edition

Contemporary Issues in Healthcare Law and Ethics......Page 0
Contents......Page 8
List of Figures......Page 15
List of Problems......Page 16
Preface......Page 18
Acknowledgments......Page 20
Part I: The Role of Law in the U.S. Healthcare System......Page 22
cpt 1 - Using the Law to Promote Our Policy Goals and Ethical Principles......Page 24
cpt 2 - The American Legal System......Page 34
cpt 3 - How to Conduct Legal Research......Page 50
Part II: Managing and Regulating the Healthcare System......Page 62
cpt 4 - The Legal Structure and Governance of Healthcare Organizations......Page 64
cpt 5 - Government Regulation of Public Health and Healthcare Services......Page 86
cpt 6 - Protecting the Privacy of Medical Information......Page 122
cpt 7 - Medical Staff Membership and Clinical Privileges......Page 144
cpt 8 - The Law of Government Payment Programs: Medicare, Medicaid, and Fraud and Abuse......Page 158
cpt 9 - Antitrust Law in the Healthcare Field......Page 214
Part III: Patient Care Issues......Page 252
cpt 10 - The Law of Tort Liability......Page 254
cpt 11 - Legal and Ethical Obligations to Provide Care......Page 282
cpt 12 - Legal and Ethical Issues in Termination or Refusal of Care and Physician-assisted Suicide......Page 306
cpt 13 - Human Reproduction......Page 338
Part IV: Legal and Ethical Issues in Managed Care......Page 358
cpt 14 - Selective Contracting with Providers......Page 360
cpt 15 - Financial Incentives to Provide Less Care......Page 380
cpt 16 - Controlling Utilization of Healthcare Services......Page 396
Table of Cases......Page 422
Table of Statutes......Page 426
Table of Regulations......Page 429
Index......Page 432
About the Author......Page 444