Legal Aspects of Health Care Administration

The most trusted resource in healthcare law is this classic text from George Pozgar, now completely revised. The 10th edition will provide your students with the most up-to-date information on the newest laws affecting the healthcare industry, such as the Sarbanes-Oxley act.



With more summary tables, less legal jargon, and over 35 new, actual court cases, the 10th edition presents a wide range of health care topics in a comprehensible and engaging manner that will carefully guide your students through the complex maze of the legal system. This is a book they will hold on to throughout their careers.



Course instruction is made easy with helpful instructor resources such as PowerPoint™ slides, Instructor’s Manual, TestBank, answers to chapter review questions, and more.



"Like the previous editions, this handy, easy-to-read reference is a practical, at-your-fingertips resource that concisely explains key issues and elements of the legal aspects of healthcare administration. The information is reliably accurate and objective. Once again, this edition rightfully deserves a permanent place on the bookshelves of today's healthcare innovators, thinkers, scholars, learners, and leaders."

—Doody's Book Review Service, June 2008
Doody's Rating: 5 STARS!

Title Page
Copyright
Contents
Preface
Acknowledgments
Chapter 1 Historical Perspective
Chapter 2 Introduction to Law
Chapter 3 Tort Law
Chapter 4 Criminal Aspects of Health Care
Chapter 5 Contracts and Antitrust
Chapter 6 Civil Procedure and Trial Practice
Chapter 7 Corporate Structure and Liability
Chapter 8 Medical Staff
Chapter 9 Nursing and the Law
Chapter 10 Liability by Departments and Health Care Professionals
Chapter 11 Information Management and Health Care Records
Chapter 12 Patient Consent
Chapter 13 Legal Reporting Requirements
Chapter 14 Issues of Procreation
Chapter 15 Patient Rights and Responsibilities
Chapter 16 Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome
Chapter 17 Health Care Ethics
Chapter 18 Professional Liability Insurance
Chapter 19 Labor Relations
Chapter 20 Employment, Discipline, and Discharge
Chapter 21 Managed Care and Organizational Restructuring
Chapter 22 Tort Reform Risk Reduction
Chapter 23 Patient Safety and Zero Tolerance
Chapter 24 Worldwide Search
Chapter 25 Journey to Excellence
Glossary
Index