Examines legal concepts, laws, ethical issues, workplace issues, and topics in bioethics that are relevant to health care professionals, and contains HIPAA guidelines.
the promises and perils of the brave new world of biotechnology
Schaller, Barry R.
2008
Examines the influence of biotechnology and biomedicine on daily life and public policy, and discusses the legal system's involvement in the resolution of ethical concerns raced by biomedical advances.
the inside story of America's new health-care law and what it means for us all
2010
Presents a summary of the health care legislation signed into law by President Obama in the spring of 2010, discusses its impact on affected people, and provides a behind-the-scenes look at how the legislation came together.
This anthology examines four cases concerning medical rights: Henning Jacobson v. Commonwealth of Massachusetts; Cruzan v. Director, Missouri Department of Health; Charles Thomas Sell v. United States; and Abigail Alliance for Better Access to Developmental Drugs v. Andrew von Eschenbach.
