The medical-legal aspects of acute care medicine : a resource for clinicians, administrators, and risk managers / James E. Szalados, editor.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Szalados, James E., editor.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Critical care medicine--Law and legislation--United States.

Critical care medicine--Moral and ethical aspects.

Critical care medicine--Law and legislation.

Critical care medicine.

United States.

Genre:

Electronic books.

Physical Description:

1 online resource

Place of Publication:

Cham : Springer, 2021.

System Details:

text file

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

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. .

Notes:

Includes index.

Online resource; title from PDF title page (SpringerLink, viewed April 19, 2021).

ISBN:

9783030685706

3030685705

OCLC:

1244805964

Access Restriction:

Restricted for use by site license.