Medical Law & Professional Ethics

Donald Graham

ISBN-13
Publisher
Goodheart-Willcox
Year
2020
Pages
314
Format
Paperback, new

Healthcare law and ethics textbook by Donald Graham (Goodheart-Willcox, 2020). Covers medical laws, the patient-professional relationship, and privacy issues in increasingly digital healthcare. Paperback, 314 pages.

About this book

Medical Law & Professional Ethics by Donald Graham presents the legal and ethical responsibilities associated with careers in the healthcare field. This revised second edition was published by Goodheart-Willcox in 2020 as a 314-page paperback.

The text describes medical laws and their legal impact on healthcare professionals, covers the patient-professional relationship at length, and emphasizes privacy issues related to the increasingly digital format of healthcare. It presents strategies for making challenging decisions, including those related to life and death, according to federal, state, and local guidelines.

It notes that advancing technologies, including those related to genetics, DNA, and electronic medical records, often require new legal and ethical edicts, and it explains ongoing dilemmas with tips for dealing with changing guidelines.

Product details

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PublisherGoodheart-Willcox
Published2020
AuthorDonald Graham
FormatPaperback, 314 pages
ISBN-13978-1-64564-721-8
ISBN-101645647218
Size8 × 10 × 0.6 in · 1.4 lb
ConditionNew

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