Legal Aspects of Health Care Administration

One of the most trusted resources on health care law, Legal Aspects of Health Care Administration is now available in a new Fourteenth Edition..An ideal introduction to to the legal and ethical issues in the healthcare workplace, this authoritative guide explores a wide range of health care topics -- from tort reform and healthcare ethics to patient rights and managed care. Written in a comprehensible and engaging manner, this indispensable text will carefully guide your students through the complex maze of the legal system and will serve them throughout their professional lives.With over 4 years of experience as an administrator, consultant, and surveyor across 5 hospitals, author George D. Pozgar provides a uniquely accessible tool for grasping the legal complexities of health care through an array or real-life case studies, precedent-making court cases, and key statistical data.The Fourteenth Edition features:- Case studies detailing real world legal issues in healthcare settingsprepare students for the realities of healthcare administration.- Court cases help illustrate and explain both the origin of laws and policies,as well as their current day applications in the healthcare field.- Discussion of past and current healthcare reform and policy changesprovide context for the current legal issues in healthcare.- New coverage of COVID- 9, including examples of COVID- 9 related lawsuits- Expanded coverage of Patient Consent, Rights, and Responsibilities (now covered in two separate chapters)- Integrated and comprehensive coverage of current Human Resources topics in a single chapter that examines labor relations, employment rights and responsibilities, and more..- Navigate eBook access(included with the printed text) provides online or offline access to the digital text from a computer, laptop, or mobile device.