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    Health care law and ethics / Mark A. Hall, Mary Anne Bobinski, David Orentlicher.

    • Title:Health care law and ethics / Mark A. Hall, Mary Anne Bobinski, David Orentlicher.
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    • Author/Creator:Hall, Mark A., 1955-
    • Other Contributors/Collections:Bobinski, Mary Anne.
      Orentlicher, David, 1955-
    • Published/Created:New York : Aspen Publishers, c2003.
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    • Library of Congress Subjects:Medical laws and legislation--United States--Cases.
      Medical care--Law and legislation--United States--Cases.
      Medical ethics--United States--Cases.
    • Edition:6th ed.
    • Description:xxxiv, 1274 p. : ill. ; 27 cm.
    • Notes:Rev. ed. of: Health care law and ethics / William J. Curran ... [et al.]. 5th ed. c1998.
      Includes bibliographical references and index.
    • ISBN:0735526400 (alk. paper)
    • Contents:1. Introduction
      A. Overview Cases
      B. Nature of Medical Practice
      C. Health Care Financing and Delivery System
      D. Moral, Economic, and Political Themes
      2. Treatment Relationship: Formation and Termination
      A. Duty to Treat
      B. Structure of the Treatment Relationship
      3. Treatment Relationship: Confidentiality, Consent, and Conflicts of Interest
      A. Fiduciary Nature of the Treatment Relationship
      B. Confidentiality of Medical Information
      C. Informed Consent
      4. Medical Malpractice
      A. Medical Mistakes and Quality
      B. Physician Liability
      C. Alternative Theories of Liability
      D. Causation and Affirmative Defenses
      E. Damages and Settlement
      F. Institutional Liability
      G. Medical Malpractice Reform
      5. Right and "Duty" to Die
      A. Refusal of Life-Sustaining Treatment
      B. Physician-Assisted Suicide
      C. Futility
      6. Organ Transplantation: The Control, Use, and Allocation of Body Parts
      A. Organ Donation
      B. Ownership and Control of the Body
      C. Allocation of Organs
      7. Reproductive Rights and Genetic Technologies
      A. Right to Procreate?
      B. Right to Avoid Procreation?
      C. State or Federal Recognition of Fetal Interests
      D. Using Reproductive Technologies to Create New Families
      8. Public Health Law
      A. Public Health Strategies
      B. Source and Limit of Authority to Protect Public Health
      C. Regulating the Treatment Relationship
      D. Conclusion
      9. Health Care Financing and Reform
      A. Sources of Health Insurance
      B. Insurance and HMO Regulation
      C. ERISA Preemption
      D. Health Insurance Coverage
      E. Provider Reimbursement
      F. Health Insurance Reform
      10. Regulation of Health Care Facilities and Transactions
      A. Facility Regulation
      B. Corporate Form
      C. Medical Staff Structure
      D. Antitrust Law
      E. Referral Fee Laws.
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