Legal Medicine
Mosby (Verlag)
978-0-323-02398-6 (ISBN)
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"Legal Medicine" was one of the first books available to doctors in search of answers to legal questions. As the leader in medico-legal knowledge, this new, sixth edition is the source for health care practitioners' legal medicine needs. It highlights those issues in health care that constitute potential pitfalls and problems of a legal nature. Now, brought completely up to date, this unparalleled resource remains most reliable text available on the legal implications of medical practice.
SECTION ONELEGAL MEDICINE AND HEALTH LAW EDUCATION 1.Legal Medicine: Historical Roots and Current Status Appendix 1-1Program of Law and Medicine, S.I.U. School of Medicine Appendix 1-2 MD-JD Dual Degree Program, S.I.U. Schools of Medicine and Law Appendix 1-3Introduction to Health Law Appendix 1-4Human Rights and Health 2.Healthcare Provider Contracts 3.Agency 4.Competency and Capacity: A Primer Appendix 4-1Some Areas of Law in Which Competency is an Issue Appendix 4-2 Some General Tests of Competency 5.Antitrust 6.Alternate Dispute Resolution SECTION TWO MEDICAL LICENSURE, CREDENTIALING, PRIVILEGING AND PROFILING 7. Medical Practice: Education and Licensure 8. Medical Staff Peer Review in the Credentialing and Privileging of Physicians 9.Physician Profile Database 10.Healthcare Professional Impairment SECTION THREE BUSINESS ASPECTS OF MEDICAL PRACTICE 11.Complementary and Alternative Medicine 12.Practice Organizations and Joint Venture 13.Co-Providers and Institutional Practice 14.Physician as an Employer 15.Health Professional and Regulated Industry: the laws and regulations enforced by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration 16.Health Insurance and Professional Liability Insurance 17.Risk Management Appendix 17-1: Top 10 Allegations by Average Cost Appendix 17-2: Top 10 Allegations by Frequency Appendix 17-3: All Allegations by Location 18.Patents, Intellectual Property and Licenses 19. Federal Health Information Privacy Requirements SECTION FOUR MEDICAL LEGAL AND ETHICAL ENCOUNTERS 20.Ethics and Bioethics 21.Access to Medical Care 22. Research and Experimentation 23. The Human Genome Project 24. Fetal Interests 25. Organ Donation and Transplantation Appendix 25-1: Organs Used in Transplantation Appendix 25-2: Amended Uniform Anatomical Gift Act of 1987 Appendix 25-3: Organ Transplant Act 26. Life Care Planning: Ethical and Legal Issues 27.The Process of Dying 28.Physician-Assisted Suicide Appendix 28-1: Physician-Assisted Suicide SECTION FIVE PROFESSIONAL MEDICAL LIABILITY 29.Medical Malpractice Overview 30.Physician-Patient Relationship 31.Informed Consent to Medical and Surgical Treatment Appendix 31-1: Overview of States Positions on Disclosure Standard 32.Medical Records 33.Electronic Records 34.Medical Testimony and the Expert Witness 35.Liability of Health Care Entities for Negligent Care 36.Liability of Managed Care Organizations 37.Medical Product Liability 38.Electronic Mail Communication with Patients 39.Telemedicine Appendix 39-1: A Model Telemedicine Act 40.Legal Issues in Newborn Intensive Care 41.Liability of Ophthalmologists 42.Liability of Otolaryngologists 43.Liability of Radiologists 44.Legal Issues of Prehospital Emergency Medical Systems) 45.Malpractice in the Emergency Room 46.Liability of Neurologists 47.Nursing and the Law 48.Dental Litigation: Triad of Concerns 49.Criminalization of Medical Negligence 50.Fraud, Abuse and Crimes by Health Care Providers 51.Countersuits by Health Care Providers SECTION SIX CARE OF SPECIAL PATIENTS 52.Children as Patients 53.Domestic Violence Patients 54.Geriatric Patients 55.Oncology Patients 56.Brain Injured Patients 57.Patients with HIV Infection and AIDS 58.Pain Management 59.Sports Medicine. 60. Competitive Athletes: Cardiovascular Preparticipation Screening 61.Impairment and Disability in Work-Related Injuries SECTION SEVEN LEGAL ASPECTS OF PUBLIC HEALTH 62.Occupational Health Law 63.Public Health Law 64.Legal Aspects of Bio-Terrorism SECTION EIGHT THE FORENSIC SCIENCE AND MEDICINE 65.Forensic Pathology 66.Forensic Engineering 67.Forensic Toxicology 68.Psychiatric Patients and Forensic Psychiatry 69.Criminalistics Appendix 69-1: Relationships Among Various Steps in the Analysis of Physical Evidence Appendix 69-2: Examples of Trace and Transfer Evidence Appendix 69-3: Associative Evidence: Sources and Information 70.Forensic Entomology 71.Forensic Odontology 72.Utilization of Forensic Science in the Civil and Criminal Justice Systems: Forensic Use of Medical Information SECTION NINE INTERNATIONAL CONTRIBUTIONS 73.Physician Licensing and Disciplining in England and Europe Appendix 73-1: Registration and Disciplinary Authorities in the EU 74.Privacy 75.Drivers and the Law GLOSSARY:Selected Health Care and Legal Medicine Terminology
| Erscheint lt. Verlag | 18.3.2004 |
|---|---|
| Verlagsort | London |
| Sprache | englisch |
| Maße | 216 x 276 mm |
| Gewicht | 2005 g |
| Themenwelt | Medizin / Pharmazie ► Gesundheitswesen |
| ISBN-10 | 0-323-02398-3 / 0323023983 |
| ISBN-13 | 978-0-323-02398-6 / 9780323023986 |
| Zustand | Neuware |
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