Hammaker, Donna K.

Health care ethics and the law / Donna K. Hammaker and Thomas M. Knadig. - xl, 505 pages ; 26 cm.

Includes index

pt. I. Introduction to health care ethics ; 1. Ethics of health care ; 2. Values and principles confronting our health care system -- pt. II. The ethics of access to health care ; 3. Access to affordable health insurance ; 4. Patients' rights and responsibilities ; 5. Charitable care and tax-exempt hospitals -- pt. III. The ethical development of human capital ; 6. Employers' health care costs ; 7. Management and labor relations -- pt. IV. Improving the quality and equality of health care ; 8. Evidence-based medicine ; 9. Medical malpractice -- pt. V. Our health care system's ethical response to vulnerable members of society ; 10. Mental health ; 11. The HIV / AIDS pandemic ; 12. Environmental safety and gun injury prevention -- pt. VI. Pressing issues facing our health care system ; 13. Women's reproductive health ; 14. Nutritioon and food safety ; 15. End-of-Life care -- pt. VII. Our future health ; 16. Our future: A new kind of health care ethics.

9781284101607


Medical laws and legislation--Moral and ethical aspects
Public health laws--United States

Allied KF 3821 / H36 2017