Reflecting the newest regulations and technological advances in health care, LAW, LIABILITY, AND ETHICS FOR MEDICAL OFFICE PROFESSIONALS, SIXTH EDITION prepares you to face legal and ethical dilemmas in medical assisting. Designed to cover the most common issues, chapters start by exploring the business of health care and the legal system in general, and then move through legal topics you need to know, such as standard of care, employment laws, criminal and tortious acts, contractual issues, negligence, medical malpractice, and more. Next, you’ll get in touch with the sensitive side of health care, including patient confidentiality, patient health records and laws, professional ethics and behaviors, and the delicate issues you’ll face alongside patient births and deaths. Learning features throughout help you understand complex legal terms and offer ample opportunities to practice applying concepts, while grounding you in key laws with cases, news stories, and anecdotes. More than a text, this practical resource demonstrates your legal and ethical responsibilities on the job, as well as how to protect yourself, your employer, and your patients from malpractice and a variety of legal issues. Important Notice: Media content referenced within the product description or the product text may not be available in the ebook version.

This is a book for a medical assisting/medical office manager to use as a reference in legal/ethical issues. the book is designed to give users a foundation in medical law and ethics that will help them interact with the legal profession and understand the rights of patients. Case studies from actual legal procedures are used.

Designed to provide a foundation of law and ethics, Law, Liability, and Ethics for Medical Office Personnel applies these concepts to real-life situations in the health care environment. Case studies from actual legal procedures illustrate key points of law as well as ethical dilemmas faced in the medical office. This book helps medical assisting students interact with the legal profession, recognize when they need legal advice, and protect their future employers from medical malpractice complaints. Important Notice: Media content referenced within the product description or the product text may not be available in the ebook version.

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