This specialized and complex field of health law requires a thorough grounding in the basics, and Fundamentals of Health Law, 5th Edition, provides that grounding like no other book on the market does. This new edition has been thoroughly revised and made current to cover the basic issues of health law practice, from patient to facility issues, from permits and regulation issues to compliance and investigation issues, and includes issues raised by new laws, regulations and guidelines promulgated since the fourth edition in 2008, including the Affordable Care Act (ACA). This publication covers fundamental legal principles and issues to assist: * New Practitioners or experienced attorneys entering their first years of health-law practice; * Professors of health law searching for a comprehensive text for their students; and * Users of any law library looking for answers on the health law resource shelf.
The specialized and complex field of health law requires a thorough grounding in the basics, and Fundamentals of Health Law, Sixth Edition, provides that better than any other book on the market. This edition's coverage includes discussion of patient care, Medicare, fraud and abuse, tax-exemption, antitrust, state and federal regulation of private health care plans, hospitals, physicians, post-acute providers and suppliers, transactions and contracting, and bioethics. A new chapter on dispute resolution has been added, and a useful glossary and table of acronyms and abbreviations of health care terms is also included.This new edition thoroughly covers fundamental legal principles and issues to assist:New practitioners or experienced attorneys entering their first years of health law practice;Teachers of health law searching for a comprehensive and useful text for their students;Users of any law library looking for answers on the health law resource shelf.
Continually changing health threats, technologies, science, and demographics require that public health professionals have an understanding of law sufficient to address complex new public health challenges as they come into being. Law in Public Health Practice, Second Edition provides a thorough review of the legal basis and authorities for the core elements of public health practice and solid discussions of existing and emerging high-priority areas where law and public health intersect.As in the previous edition, each chapter is authored jointly by experts in law and public health. This new edition features three completely new chapters, with several others thoroughly revised and updated. New chapters address such topics as the structure of law in US public health systems and practice, the role of the judiciary in public health, and law in chronic disease prevention and control. The chapter on public health emergencies has also been fully revised to take into account both the SARS epidemic of 2003 and the events of the Fall of 2001. The chapter now discusses topics such as the legal basis for declaring emergencies, the legal structure of mutual aid agreements, and the role of the military in emergencies. Other fully revised chapters include those on genomics, injury prevention, identifiable health information, and ethics in the practice of public health.The book begins with a section on the legal basis for public health practice, including foundations and structure of the law, discussions of the judiciary, ethics and practice of public health, and criminal law and international considerations. The second section focuses on core public health applications and the law, and includes chapters on legal counsel for public health practitioners, legal authorities for interventions in public health emergencies, and considerations for special populations. The third section discusses the law in controlling and preventing diseases, injuries, and disabilities. This section includes chapters on genomics, vaccinations, foodborne illness, STDs, reproductive health, chronic disease control, tobacco use, and occupational and environmental health.All chapters take a practical approach and are written in an accessible, user-friendly fashion. This is an excellent resource for a wide readership of public health practitioners, lawyers, and healthcare providers, as well as for educators and students of law and public health.
Health law is a rapidly changing field, and students entering the HIM fields require the most recent knowledge to move the profession forward and achieve legal compliance. This revised reprint of Fundamentals of Law for Health Informatics and Information Management contains updates to the second edition. New features and major updates in to this edition include: Medical Identity Theft and Red Flags Rule Contracts, Antitrust, and Corporate Healthcare Liability 2013 HIPAA Privacy and Security updates under ARRA and HITECH updates, including Breach Notification Requirements Meaningful Use E-Discovery Security Safeguard Mechanisms Key Features Online resources include a linked reference list Addresses topics critical to effective HIM practice Instructor manual available online
This Seventh Edition of AHLA's Fundamentals of Health Law is a comprehensive resource for individuals who need to understand not only fundamental health law requirements, but also the complex web of legal relationships among patients, providers, suppliers, payers, technology vendors, researchers, and others. There are two brand new chapters on Medicaid and Data Sharing.Fundamentals of Health Law contains substantive expert explanations of:Health Law Terminology;Patient Care;Medicare;Medicaid;Fraud and Abuse;Tax-Exemption;Antitrust;Regulation of Private Health Plans;Regulation of Hospitals;Representing Physicians;Post-Acute Providers and Suppliers;Health Care Transactions and Contracting;Bioethics;Data Sharing; andDispute Resolution.The Seventh Edition incorporates analysis of recent high-impact changes in the health care industry and how it is regulated:Increased industry integrationPhysician employmentThe 21st Century Cures ActHealth Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) guidanceFraud enforcementEvolution of payment schemes, including the Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act (MACRA)Legislative and regulatory changes, United States Supreme Court decisions, and more.
The specialized and complex field of health law requires a thorough grounding in the basics, and Fundamentals of Health Law, Sixth Edition, provides that better than any other book on the market. This edition's coverage includes discussion of patient care, Medicare, fraud and abuse, tax-exemption, antitrust, state and federal regulation of private health care plans, hospitals, physicians, post-acute providers and suppliers, transactions and contracting, and bioethics. A new chapter on dispute resolution has been added, and a useful glossary and table of acronyms and abbreviations of health care terms is also included.This new edition thoroughly covers fundamental legal principles and issues to assist:New practitioners or experienced attorneys entering their first years of health law practice;Teachers of health law searching for a comprehensive and useful text for their students;Users of any law library looking for answers on the health law resource shelf.
Forensic psychologists and psychiatrists are increasingly asked to provide expertise to courts and attorneys in the criminal justice system. To do so effectively, they must stay abreast of important advances in the understanding of legal standards as well as new developments in sophisticated measures and the methods for their assessment. Fundamentals of Forensic Practice is designed to address the critical issues that are faced by mental health experts in their role of conducting assessments, presenting findings, and preparing for challenges to admissibility and credibility. Uniquely practical and comprehensive, this volume operationalizes legal standards and describes empirically validated methods for their evaluation. Not only is this essential for mental health professionals, but it is equally valuable to criminal attorneys. Lawyers require both clinical knowledge and understanding of legal standards in order to prepare their own experts and to challenge those on the opposing side. For both clinical and legal experts Fundamentals of Forensic Practice offers a full view of all phases of criminal proceedings: - Pretrial—diversion, determinations of bail, waivers of Miranda rights, and the capacity to consent to searches. - Trial—competency to stand trial and criminal responsibility. Beyond insanity, the latter addresses mens rea, automatism, and psychological context evidence, such as battered-woman syndrome. - Post-trial—sentencing, capital sentencing, competency to be executed, and other post-conviction issues. Other key features include: - Chapters on specific criminal issues in a consistent format, with comprehensive coverage of legal standards and relevant clinical methods - Guidelines for conducting more effective forensic evaluations - In-depth coverage of specialized assessments, eg. malingering, sexual predator cases, and the insanity defense. - A detailed overview of direct and cross-examination strategies This book is the second collaboration between Rogers and Shuman. As individual authors, each received the American Psychiatric Association’s prestigious Guttmacher Award for their outstanding contributions to forensic psychiatry.
