
Health Law
West Academic Press
3rd Edition
Published on 30. November 2014
Book
Hardback
1116 pages
978-0-314-28907-0 (ISBN)
Description
Expert authors present an up-to-date overview of health law as it affects the professionals, institutions, and entities that deliver and finance health care in the United States. Considers the law's response to quality and error through institutional and professional regulation, and malpractice litigation against professionals, hospitals, and managed care organizations. Surveys tax, corporate, and organizational issues.
Explores the government's efforts to control costs and expand access through Medicare and Medicaid. Examines government attempts to police anticompetitive activities, fraud, and abuse. And considers the legal and ethical issues involving death, human reproduction, medical treatment decision making, and medical research. The Affordable Care Act, HIPAA, HITECH, and other new statutory and regulatory changes of the past few years are thoroughly incorporated in all aspects of the legal discussion.
Explores the government's efforts to control costs and expand access through Medicare and Medicaid. Examines government attempts to police anticompetitive activities, fraud, and abuse. And considers the legal and ethical issues involving death, human reproduction, medical treatment decision making, and medical research. The Affordable Care Act, HIPAA, HITECH, and other new statutory and regulatory changes of the past few years are thoroughly incorporated in all aspects of the legal discussion.
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Series
Edition
3rd Revised edition
Language
English
Place of publication
Minnesota
United States
Publishing group
West Academic Publishing
Target group
College/higher education
Adult education
Edition type
Revised edition
Dimensions
Height: 254 mm
Width: 190 mm
Weight
1830 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-314-28907-0 (9780314289070)
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