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Informationen zum Autor Karen Judson, BS Karen Judson taught biology laboratories at Black Hills University in Spearfish, South Dakota; high school sciences in Idaho; and grades one and three in Washington state. She is also a former laboratory and X-ray technician and completed two years of nurse's training while completing a degree in biology. Judson has worked as a science writer since 1983. She has written relationship, family, and psychology articles for a variety of magazines, including a series of high school classroom magazines, making a total of 500 articles published. Judson writes science and relationship books for teenagers (Enslow and Marshall Cavendish publishers). Her book for teens, Sports & Money: It's a Sell Out, made the New York City Public Library's list of best books for teens in 1995. Her book for teens, Genetic Engineering, was chosen by the National Science Teachers' Association as one of the best science books for children in 2001 and was featured on the NSTA Web site. Klappentext Law and Ethics: For Health Professions explains how to navigate the numerous legal and ethical issues that health care professionals face every day. Topics are based upon real-world scenarios and dilemmas from a variety of health care practitioners. Through the presentation of Learning Outcomes, Key Terms, From the Perspective of ..., Ethics Issues, Chapter Reviews, Case Studies, Internet Activities, Court Cases, and Videos, students learn about current legal and ethical problems and situations. In the ninth edition, material has been revised to reflect the current health care environment. As students progress through the text, they will get the opportunity to use critical thinking skills to learn how to resolve real-life situations and theoretical scenarios and to decide how legal and ethical issues are relevant to the health care profession in which they will practice. Inhaltsverzeichnis Chapter 1 Introduction to Law and Ethics 1.1 Why Study Law and Ethics? 1.2 Comparing Aspects of Law and Ethics 1.3 Qualities of Successful Health Care Practitioners Chapter Review Chapter 2 Making Ethical Decisions 2.1 Value Development Theories 2.2 Value Choices Theories 2.3 Principles of Health Care Ethics Chapter Review Chapter 3 Working in Health Care 3.1 Licensure, Certification, Registration, and Scope of Practice 3.2 Accreditation 3.3 Practice Acts and Professional Boards 3.4 Business Aspects of Health Care 3.5 Managed Care Organizations Chapter Review Chapter 4 Law, the Courts, and Contracts 4.1 The Basis of and Primary Sources of Law 4.2 Classifications of Law 4.3 Tort Liability 4.4 Contracts 4.5 Physicians' and Patients' Rights and Responsibilities Chapter Review Chapter 5 Professional Liability 5.1 Liability 5.2 Standard of Care and Duty of Care 5.3 The Tort of Negligence 5.4 Elements of a Lawsuit 5.5 Alternative Dispute Resolution 5.6 Informed Consent Chapter Review Chapter 6 Defenses to Liability Suits 6.1 Preventing Liability Suits 6.2 Types of Defenses 6.3 Risk Management 6.4 Professional Liability Insurance Chapter Review Chapter 7 Medical Records and Health Information Technology 7.1 Medical Records 7.2 Medical Records Ownership, Retention, Storage, and Destruction 7.3 Records Release 7.4 Health Information Technology (HIT) 7.5 Social Media 7.6 Telemedicine Chapter Review Chapter 8 Privacy, Security, and Fraud 8.1 The U.S. Constitution and Federal Privacy Laws 8.2 Privacy and Confidentiality 8.3 HIPAA's Privacy and Security Rules 8.4 Controlling Health Care Fraud and Abuse Chapter Review...
