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| Understanding the Basics | |
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| Medical Law, Ethics, and Bioethics | |
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| Law | |
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| Ethics | |
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| Bioethics | |
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| Comparing Medical Law, Ethics, and Bioethics | |
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| The Importance of Medical Law, Ethics, and Bioethics | |
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| Today's Health-Care Climate | |
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| Ethical Issues in Modern Medicine | |
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| Codes of Ethics | |
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| Applying Medical Law, Ethics, and Bioethics as a Professional Health-Care Employee | |
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| You Must Decide | |
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| Summary | |
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| Medical Practice Management | |
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| Sole Proprietors | |
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| Advantages of Sole Proprietorships | |
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| Disadvantages of Sole Proprietorships | |
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| Considerations for the Health-Care Employee | |
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| Partnerships | |
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| Advantages of Partnerships | |
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| Disadvantages of Partnerships | |
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| Considerations for the Health-Care Employee | |
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| Professional Service Corporations | |
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| Advantages of Professional Service Corporations | |
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| Disadvantages of Professional Service Corporations | |
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| Considerations for the Health-Care Employee | |
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| Group Practices | |
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| Advantages of Group Practice | |
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| Disadvantages of Group Practice | |
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| Considerations for the Health-Care Employee | |
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| Health Maintenance Organizations | |
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| Managed Care | |
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| Other Business Arrangements | |
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| Joint Ventures | |
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| Preferred Provider Organizations | |
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| General Liability | |
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| Business License | |
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| Building | |
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| Automobile | |
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| Fire, Theft, and Burglary | |
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| Employee Safety | |
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| Bonding | |
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| Responsibilities to Employees | |
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| Summary | |
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| The Health-Care Team in the Ambulatory Setting | |
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| The Health-Care Team | |
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| Administrative Team Members | |
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| Accreditation of Medical Assistant Programs | |
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| Clinical Support Team Members | |
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| Health-Care Providers | |
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| Considerations for Ambulatory Care Employees | |
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| Scope of Practice | |
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| Summary | |
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| Law, Liability, and Duties | |
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| State and Federal Regulations | |
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| Licensure (MDs and DOs) | |
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| License Renewal | |
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| License Revocation and Suspension | |
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| Prescriptions | |
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| Transmission of Prescriptions | |
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| Understanding Narcotic and Non-Narcotic Prescriptions | |
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| Non-Narcotic Prescriptions | |
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| Narcotics | |
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| Controlled Substances Act | |
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| Drug Schedules | |
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| Substance Abuse | |
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| Drug Abuse | |
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| Alcohol Abuse | |
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| Prevention of Substance Abuse | |
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| Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act | |
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| Confidentiality | |
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| Healthcare Reform Act of 2010 | |
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| Summary | |
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| Professional Liability | |
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| Professional Liability | |
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| Contracts | |
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| Breach of Contract | |
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| Abandonment | |
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| Standard of Care | |
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| Professional Negligence or Malpractice | |
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| The Four Ds of Medical Negligence | |
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| Torts | |
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| Intentional Torts | |
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| Unintentional Torts or Malpractice | |
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| Doctrine of Res Ipsa Loquitur | |
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| Doctrine of Respondeat Superior | |
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| Professional Liability/Malpractice Insurance | |
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| Cost of Professional Liability Insurance | |
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| Alternatives to Litigation | |
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| Risk Management and Compliance Plans | |
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| Risk Management Within the Ambulatory Health-Care Setting | |
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| Summary | |
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| Law for Health Professionals | |
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| Sources of Law | |
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| Types of Law | |
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| Civil and Criminal Law | |
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| Civil Law | |
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| Criminal Law | |
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| Types of Court | |
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| Federal Court | |
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| State Court | |
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| Probate Court | |
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| Small Claims Court | |
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| Subpoenas | |
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| The Trial Process | |
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| Expert Witness | |
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| Statute of Limitations | |
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| Summary | |
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| Public Duties | |
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| Reporting Requirements | |
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| Births and Deaths | |
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| Birth Certificates | |
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| Death Certificates | |
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| Notifiable Diseases | |
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| Childhood and Adolescent Vaccinations | |
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| Notifiable or Reportable Injury | |
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| Abuse | |
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| Child Abuse | |
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| Intimate Partner Violence | |
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| Rape | |
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| Elder Abuse | |
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| Evidence | |
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| Summary | |
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| Consent | |
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| Implied and Expressed Consent | |
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| Informed and Uninformed Consent | |
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| The Doctrine of Informed Consent | |
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| Problems in Consent | |
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| Implementing Consent | |
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| Inadequacy of Conventional Consent Forms | |
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| Improving the Consent Process | |
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| Summary | |
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| Workplace Issues | |
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| Medical Records | |
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| Purpose | |
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| Medical Record Creation and Content | |
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| Documentation | |
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| Problem-Oriented Medical Records | |
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| SOAP/SOAPER | |
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| Electronic Medical Records | |
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| Legal Aspects of the Medical Record | |
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| Confidentiality | |
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| Release of Information | |
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| Errors in Medical Records | |
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| Subpoenas | |
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| Telecommunications | |
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| Electronic Mail | |
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| Fax Machines | |
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| Ownership of Medical Records | |
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| Storage of Medical Records | |
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| Retention of Medical Records | |
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| Destruction of Medical Records | |
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| Summary | |
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| Reimbursement and Collection Practices | |
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| Compliance Plan | |
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| How Providers Are Paid | |
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| Private Pay | |
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| Third Party Payers | |
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| Other Payers | |
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| Clients' Responsibility for Reimbursement | |
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| Laws for Reimbursement and Collections | |
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| Truth in Lending Act | |
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| Equal Credit Opportunity Act | |
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| Fair Credit Billing Act | |
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| Fair Debt Collections Practices Act | |
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| Federal Wage Garnishing Law | |
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| Tax Equity Fiscal Responsibility Act | |
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| Stark I, II, and III Regulations | |
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| Deficit Reduction Act | |
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| Civil Monetary Penalties Act | |
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| Enforcement of the Laws | |
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| Collection Guidelines | |
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| Collection Do's | |
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| Collection Don'ts | |
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| Collection Problems | |
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| Collection Agencies | |
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| Reimbursement Attitudes | |
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| Ethical Implications | |
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| Summary | |
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| Employment Practices | |
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| Hiring Employees | |
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| Policy and Procedure Manual | |
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| Personnel Policies | |
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| Clinic Hours and Workweek Schedule | |
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| Job Descriptions | |
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| Benefits and Compensation | |
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| The Employment Process | |
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| Locating Employees | |
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| Interviewing Candidates | |
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| Selecting Employees | |
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| Evaluating Employees | |
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| Employee Dismissal | |
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| When Employees Choose to Leave | |
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| Retaining Employees | |
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| Family and Medical Leave Act | |
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| Sexual Harassment | |
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| Occupational Safety and Health Act | |
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| Americans With Disabilities Act | |
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| Summary | |
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| A Cultural Perspective for Health Professionals | |
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| Understanding Cultural Diversity | |
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| Components of Cultural Diversity | |
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| Establishing a New Culture in Health Care | |
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| Evaluating Self | |
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| Cross-Cultural Communication | |
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| Summary | |
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| Bioethical Issues | |
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| Allocation of Scarce Medical Resources | |
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| Allocation and Access in Today's Health-Care Environment | |
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| Influence of Politics, Economics, and Ethics on Health Care | |
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| Health-Care Legislation | |
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| Macroallocation and Microallocation | |
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| Systems for Decision Making | |
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| System I | |
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| System II | |
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| How Would You Decide? | |
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| Allocation of Resources | |
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| Summary | |
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| Genetic Engineering | |
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| Genetic Advances | |
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| Genetically Informed Medicine | |
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| Genetic Screening and Testing | |
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| Carrier Screening | |
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| Preimplantation Genetic Diagnosis | |
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| Prenatal Diagnostic Testing | |
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| Newborn Genetic Screening | |
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| Presymptom Genetic Testing | |
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| Forensic Identity Genetic Testing | |
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| Genetic Counseling | |
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| Genetic Discrimination | |
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| Gene Therapy | |
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| Stem Cell Research | |
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| Types of Cell Tissues | |
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| Fetal Tissue Research | |
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| Tissue and Organ Engineering | |
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| Reproductive Cloning | |
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| Legal and Ethical Implications of Tissue Cell Research | |
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| Considerations for Health Professionals | |
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| Summary | |
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| Reproductive Issues | |
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| Reproductive Issues and Rights of Women | |
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| Female Genital Mutilation | |
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| Contraception | |
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| Emergency Contraception | |
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| Sterilization | |
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| Abortion | |
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| Fetal Development | |
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| When Does Life Begin? | |
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| Methods of Abortion | |
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| Antiabortion Terrorism | |
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| Global Gag Rule | |
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| Assisted Reproduction | |
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| Artificial Insemination | |
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| In Vitro Fertilization | |
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| Surrogacy | |
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| Access to Reproductive Health Services | |
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| Legal and Ethical Implications of Reproductive Issues | |
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| Female Genital Mutilation | |
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| Contraception | |
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| Abortion | |
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| Antiabortion Terrorism | |
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| Assisted Reproduction | |
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| Artificial Insemination by Husband and Articial Insemination by Donor | |
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| In Vitro Fertilization | |
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| Surrogacy | |
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| Protocol for Health Professionals | |
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| Summary | |
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| End of Life Issues | |
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| Choices in Life | |
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| Living Wills, Advance Directives, and the Patient Self-Determination Act | |
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| Durable Power of Attorney for Health Care | |
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| National Registry | |
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| Choices in Dying | |
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| Suffering in Dying | |
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| Use of Medications | |
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| Psychological Aspects of Dying | |
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| Physiological Aspects of Dying | |
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| Hospice | |
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| Stages of Grief | |
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| Denial | |
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| Anger | |
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| Bargaining | |
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| Depression | |
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| Acceptance | |
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| Legal Definitions of Death | |
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| Legal Implications | |
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| Ethical Considerations | |
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| Cultural Views | |
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| Assisted Death | |
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| Uniform Anatomical Gift Act | |
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| Autopsy | |
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| Priority Authorization for Autopsy | |
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| Role of Health Professionals | |
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| Summary | |
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| Special Section | |
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| Have A Care! | |
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| Appendix | |
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| Appendix I | |
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| Codes of Ethics | |
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| The Hippocratic Oath | |
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| American Association of Medical Assistants | |
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| Principles of Medical Ethics | |
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| Appendix II | |
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| Sample Documents for Choices About Health Care, Life, and Death | |
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| Durable Power of Attorney for Health Care and Health Care Directive | |
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| Organ Donation Form | |
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| Organ Donation Card | |
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| Index of Resources | |
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| Index | |