Legal Aspects of Health Care Administration with Navigate Scenario for Health Care Ethics

By George D. Pozgar

One of the most trusted resources on health care law, Legal Aspects of Health Care Administration, Fourteenth Edition is an ideal introduction to to the legal and ethical issues in the healthcare workplace, exploring 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 40 years of experience as an administrator, consultant, and surveyor across 650 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. Case studies detailing real world legal issues in healthcare settings prepare 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 changes provide context for the current legal issues in healthcare.New coverage of COVID-19, including examples of COVID-19 related lawsuitsExpanded 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. Undergraduate and graduate courses in healthcare ethics, healthcare management, healthcare law and ethics in Health Administration, Nursing, and Allied Health programs. (c) 2023 680 pages

• Format: Misc.
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1284306887
• ISBN13: 9781284306880
• Release Date: April 2024
• Publisher: Jones & Bartlett Publishers
• Weight: 3.37 lbs.