Strangers in the Night: Law and Medicine in the Managed Care Era

by Howard Jacobson and Peter D. Jacobson

More than ever before, the legal system plays a vital role in virtually every aspect of the current health care system. From the congressional debate over patients' rights legislation to judicial rulings on the denial of health care services, the legal system is integrally involved in the organization, financing, and delivery of health care. This book explains how the legal system helps shape health care delivery and policy, explores new ways of looking...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0195152719
• ISBN13: 9780195152715
• Release Date: August 2002
• Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
• Length: 320 Pages
• Weight: 1.34 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 6.5" x 9.4"