Medical Law and Ethics

by Bonnie F. Fremgen

This is a complete, accessible, and up-to-date guide to the law and ethics of healthcare. Written for health professionals of all kinds – not lawyers – MEDICAL LAW AND ETHICS, 4/e covers the full spectrum of topics that affect practice. Fully updated coverage the legal system, professional liability and medical malpractice, physician’s responsibilities, medical records, ethical and bioethical issues, and current regulations. Actual legal cases illuminate subjects ranging from patient confidentiality and abortion to death and dying. Exclusive Med Tips provide quick scenarios and guidance about law and ethics. Each chapter contains glossary terms, exercises, and an actual case; appendices provide current sample codes of ethics.

400 pages, Paperback

First published July 20, 2001

Reviews

[Abdulmalik · Rating 3 out of 5]

الكتاب في محتواه جيد وممتاز لكنه ممل لأنه عملي ومخصص للدراسة فقط ليس للإطلاع والقراءة الحرة.
لكنه تطرق لقضايا كثيرة حساسة وهامة ويسقطها على قانون الصحة الأمريكي ويناقشها كالموت الرحيم زراعة الأعضاء والإجهاض وخلافه
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[Maurice Lefebvre]

Lucid and laconic

[Amelia Lineberger · Rating 4 out of 5]

Not bad for a textbook. Did it's job, taught me what I needed for my test. Helpful notations and scenarios. Accessable and understandable. Pretty good

[Larry · Rating 5 out of 5]

Very good book