BookJames E. Szalados, editor.
Summary: The Medical-Legal Aspects of Acute Care Medicine: A Resource for Clinicians, Administrators, and Risk Managers is a comprehensive resource intended to provide a state-of-the-art overview of complex ethical, regulatory, and legal issues of importance to clinical healthcare professionals in the area of acute care medicine; including, for example, physicians, advanced practice providers, nurses, pharmacists, social workers, and care managers. In addition, this book also covers key legal and regulatory issues relevant to non-clinicians, such as hospital and practice administrators; department heads, educators, and risk managers. This text reviews traditional and emerging areas of ethical and legal controversies in healthcare such as resuscitation; mass-casualty event response and triage; patient autonomy and shared decision-making; medical research and teaching; ethical and legal issues in the care of the mental health patient; and, medical record documentation and confidentiality. Furthermore, this volume includes chapters dedicated to critically important topics, such as team leadership, the team model of clinical care, drug and device regulation, professional negligence, clinical education, the law of corporations, tele-medicine and e-health, medical errors and the culture of safety, regulatory compliance, the regulation of clinical laboratories, the law of insurance, and a practical overview of claims management and billing. Authored by experts in the field, The Medical-Legal Aspects of Acute Care Medicine: A Resource for Clinicians, Administrators, and Risk Managers is a valuable resource for all clinical and non-clinical healthcare professionals.
Contents:
Morality, Ethics, the Foundations of the American Legal System, and Ethical Challenges in the Digital Age
Traditional and Applied Clinical Ethics: Contemporary and Evolving Challenges
The Ethics and Laws Governing Informed Decision-Making in Healthcare: Informed Consent, Refusal, and Discussions Regarding Resuscitation and Life Sustaining Treatment
The Laws and Regulations Governing Hospitals and Healthcare Entities
The Timeline of a Medical Malpractice Lawsuit
Regulation of Provider Practice: State Oversight, Licensing, Credentialing, Peer Review and the National Practitioner Databank
Laws and Liability Relating to the Education and Supervision of Trainees and Allied Health Professionals
The Science of Teamwork in Healthcare: Importance to Patient Outcome
Medical Error, Quality Management, and the Evolving Culture of Safety
Laws Pertaining to Insurance and Risk Management
Overview of the Claims Submission, Medical Billing and Revenue Cycle Management Processes
Regulations and Regulatory Compliance: False Claims Act, Kickback and Stark laws, and HIPAA
Medical Records and Confidentiality: Evolving Liability Issues Inherent In The Electronic Health Record, HIPAA, and Cybersecurity
The Legal and Regulatory Components of Tele-ICU Care
Digital Technologies in Healthcare: Opportunities and Risk for Health Systems and Pro-viders
The Laws of Professional Negligence: What is Malpractice and How Does Litigation Work?
Legal Reasoning: Why the Law and its Application are Confusing to Medical Providers
Ethical Conflicts and Legal Liability in Professional Nursing
Criminal Statutes Affecting Medical Providers
Ethical and Legal Issues in Contemporary Pharmacy Practice: Scope of Practice, Drug Use Stewardship, Medical Error Management, and Teamwork
Legal Issues in Mental Health Relevant to Acute Care Practice
Clinical Labs: CLIA and other Evolving Challenges
Social Work, Care Managers, Physician Advisors: Liability Related to Discharge Planning and Continuity of Care
Employment and Human Resources Law: An Overview
Anatomy of Healthcare Contracts: Pitfalls and Avoidance of Liability
Corporate and Partnership Structures used in Healthcare Entity Formation
Corporate and Partnership Structures used in Healthcare Entity Formation
Statutory Controls and Regulation of Pharmaceuticals and Medical Devices
Ethical Principles and Laws Governing Clinical Research
State of Emergency: The Laws Governing Natural Disasters and other Mass Casualty Incidents
New and Evolving Frontiers in Resuscitation: Ethical and Legal Concerns
Defining Standards of Care and the Role of Expert Testimony in Jurisprudence
The Second Victim in Medical Malpractice Litigation: the Stress of Litigation
Liability for Advanced Care Practitioners.