Flight, Myrtle,

Law, liability, and ethics for medical office professionals. / Myrtle Flight. - 5th ed. - Clifton Park, NY : Delmar Cengage Learning, 2011. - xxiv, 338 p. : col. ill. ; 24 cm.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 320-328) and index.

From examining room to courtroom -- Functioning within the legal system -- Crime and punishment : intent makes the difference -- Your words may form a contract -- Anatomy of a medical malpractice case -- Health care is big business -- The medical record : the medical assistant's responsibility -- Introduction to ethics -- Privacy, confidentiality, privileged communication : a nexus of law and ethics -- BIrth and the beginning of life -- Professional ethics and the living -- Ethics : death and dying.

9781428359413 (pbk.) 1428359419 (pbk.)

2010924641


Medical personnel--Legal status, laws, etc.--United States.
Medical personnel--Malpractice--United States.
Medical laws and legislation--United States.

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