Legal, ethical, and regulatory principles in healthcare

Catalog description

Explores and analyzes legal, regulatory, and ethical issues facing healthcare professionals. Topics include government regulations and laws for providers, the court system and healthcare decisions, patient rights and informed consent, information management and privacy, tax exemption, insurance and risk management, liability risk and prevention, licensure and accreditation, ethical and political dilemmas, as well as cutting- edge legal and ethical issues involved in research, intellectual property development and the use of emerging technologies.