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| Preface | |
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| Letter to the Student | |
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| How to Interpret Case Citations | |
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| About the Author | |
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| Reviewers | |
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| Introduction to Medical Law, Ethics, and Bioethics | |
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| Why Study Law, Ethics, and Bioethics? | |
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| Medical Law | |
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| Ethics | |
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| Models for Examining Ethical Dilemmas | |
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| What Ethics Is Not | |
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| Bioethics | |
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| The Role of Ethics Committees | |
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| Quality Assurance Programs | |
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| Medical Etiquette | |
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| The Legal Environment | |
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| The Legal System | |
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| The Legal System | |
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| Sources of Law | |
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| Classification of Laws | |
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| The Court Systems | |
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| The Trial Process | |
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| Importance of the Legal System for the Physician | |
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| Medical Practice Acts | |
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| Licensure of the Physician | |
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| Licensure and Certification of Allied Health Professionals | |
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| Standard of Care | |
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| Confidentiality | |
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| Statute of Limitations | |
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| Good Samaritan Laws | |
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| Respondeat Superior | |
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| Risk Management | |
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| Medical Practice and Allied Health Professionals | |
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| Today's Healthcare Environment | |
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| Types of Medical Practice | |
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| The Ethics of Fee Splitting | |
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| Medical Specialty Boards | |
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| Allied Health Professionals | |
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| The Healthcare Environment | |
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| The Physician-Patient Relationship | |
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| Physician's Rights | |
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| Physician's Responsibilities | |
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| Professional Practice Responsibilities | |
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| Patients' Rights | |
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| Rights of Minors | |
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| Patients' Responsibilities | |
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| Role of the Healthcare Consumer | |
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| Professional Liability and Medical Malpractice | |
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| Professional Negligence and Medical Malpractice | |
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| The Tort of Negligence | |
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| Fraud | |
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| Office of Inspector General | |
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| Defense to Malpractice Suits | |
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| Professional Liability | |
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| Alternative Dispute Resolution | |
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| Liability of Other Health Professionals | |
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| Role of the Supervisor | |
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| Working in High-Risk Areas | |
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| Malpractice Prevention | |
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| Public Duties of the Physician | |
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| Public Health Records and Vital Statistics | |
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| Controlled Substances Act and Regulations | |
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| Protection for the Employee and the Environment | |
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| Workplace Law and Ethics | |
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| Professionalism in the Workplace | |
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| Discrimination in the Workplace | |
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| Privacy and the Workplace | |
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| Cultural Considerations | |
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| Religions Considerations | |
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| Effective Hiring Practices | |
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| Legal and Illegal Interview Questions | |
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| Federal Regulations Affecting the Medical Professional | |
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| Equal Employment Opportunity and Employment Discrimination | |
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| Employee Health and Safety | |
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| Compensation and Benefits Regulations | |
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| Consumer Protection and Collection Practices | |
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| Antitrust Laws | |
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| Federal Labor Law | |
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| The Medical Record | |
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| Purpose of the Medical Record | |
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| Contents of the Medical Record | |
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| Confidentiality and the Medical Record | |
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| Ownership | |
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| Retention and Storage of Medical Records | |
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| Reporting and Disclosure Requirements | |
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| Use of the Medical Record in Court | |
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| Confidentiality in Medical Practice | |
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| Confidentiality | |
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| Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) of 1996 | |
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| Ethical Concerns with Information Technology (Informatics) | |
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| Medical Ethics | |
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| Ethical and Bioethical Issues in Medicine | |
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| Early History | |
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| Ethical Standards and Behavior | |
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| Codes of Ethics | |
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| Codes of Ethics for Other Medical Professionals | |
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| Bioethical Issues | |
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| Ethical Issues and Personal Choice | |
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| The Ethics of Biomedical Research | |
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| Human Genome Project | |
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| Genetic Engineering | |
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| Healthcare Reform | |
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| Ethical Issues Relating to Life | |
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| Fetal Development | |
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| Assisted or Artificial Conception | |
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| Contraception | |
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| Sterilization | |
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| Abortion | |
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| Genetic Counseling and Testing | |
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| Wrongful-Life Suits | |
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| Death and Dying | |
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| The Dying Process | |
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| Legal Definition of Death | |
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| Stages of Dying | |
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| Quality-of-Life Issues | |
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| Use of Medications | |
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| Hospice Care | |
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| Palliative Care | |
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| Viatical Settlements | |
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| Advance Directives | |
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| Choices in Life and Death | |
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| Codes of Ethics | |
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| Healthcare Regulatory Credentialing Agencies | |
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| Healthcare Websites | |
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| Case Citations | |
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| Glossary | |
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| Index | |