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McTeigue, Jeanne,

Legal and ethical issues for health professions / Jeanne McTeigue, CPC, CPC-1, Medical Billing and Coding Chairperson, Branford Hall Career Institute, Albany, New York; W. Christopher Lee, CST, FAST, Surgical Technologist, Northwestern Memorial Hospital, Chicago, Illinois. - Third edition. - xiii, 249 pages : color illustrations ; 26 cm

Preceded by work: Legal and ethical issues in health occupations / Tonia Dandry Aiken. 2nd ed. c2009.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

The U.S. legal system -- The basics of ethics -- Ethical and bioethical issues -- Workplace issues -- Code and standards infractions -- The medical malpractice lawsuit and the trial process -- Intentional and quasi-intentional torts -- Statutory reporting and public duties -- Professional liability insurance -- Death and dying issues -- Conflict management -- Business aspects of healthcare.

ISBN: 9781455733668 (pbk.) 1455733660 (pbk.)

LCCN: 2013049142

Subjects--Topical Terms:
Medical laws and legislation--United States.
Medical personnel--Malpractice--United States.
Medical ethics.
Ethics, Professional--United States.
Jurisprudence--United States.
Ethics, Clinical--United States.
Liability, Legal--United States.

LC Class. No.: KF3821 / .L42 2015

Dewey Class. No.: 344.04/11

National Library of Medicine Call No.: W 32.5 AA1