Skip to main content
SpringerLink
Log in

The Law and Medicine

  • Chapter
Fundamentals of Clinical Practice

  • 320 Accesses

This is a preview of subscription content, log in via an institution to check access.

Access this chapter

Log in via an institution
eBook
USD 16.99
Price excludes VAT (USA)
  • Available as EPUB and PDF
  • Read on any device
  • Instant download
  • Own it forever
Softcover Book
USD 69.99
Price excludes VAT (USA)
  • Compact, lightweight edition
  • Dispatched in 3 to 5 business days
  • Free shipping worldwide - see info

Tax calculation will be finalised at checkout

Purchases are for personal use only

Institutional subscriptions

Preview

Unable to display preview. Download preview PDF.

Unable to display preview. Download preview PDF.

Recommended Readings

  • Furrow BR, Johnson SH, Jost TS, Schwartz RL: Health Law: Cases, Materials, and Problems, ed 3. St. Paul, Minn, West Publishing Co, 1987. This is one of the most widely used texts and works well for students with a variety of backgrounds including medical students. The book shows how law affects the professionals and institutions that deliver healthcare in the United States. It focuses on legal and regulatory mechanisms related to health services organizations, market-driven changes in healthcare financing and delivery, and the relationship of physician and patient.

    Google Scholar 

  • Gosfield AG (ed): Health Law Handbook. St. Paul, Minn, West Publishing Co, 1999. This annual publication is an excellent survey of health law issues in a variety of areas. It contains current analyses and information on developing legal issues affecting the healthcare professional, such as telemedicine and reimbursement.

    Google Scholar 

References

  • Alfidi: Informed consent: A study of patient reaction. JAMA 216:1325, 1971.

    Article  Google Scholar 

  • American Society of Law and Medicine, Health Law and Professional Education: The Report of the Task Force on Health Law Curricula of the American Society of Law & Medicine, 1985.

    Google Scholar 

  • HIPAA: Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act; 42 U.S.C. §1320d-6 (West 1999).

    Google Scholar 

  • Rozovsky FA: Consent to Treatment: A Practical Guide, at 1–98, ed 2, 1990.

    Google Scholar 

  • Wiorlek J: The corporate practice of medicine doctrine: An outmoded theory in need of modification. J Legal Med 8:465, 1987.

    Google Scholar 

Download references

Authors
  1. Cyndi Jewell Baily J.D., M.P.H.
    View author publications

    You can also search for this author in PubMed Google Scholar

Editor information

Editors and Affiliations

  1. St. Louis University, St. Louis, Missouri

    Mark B. Mengel M.D., M.P.H.

  2. Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas

    Warren L. Holleman Ph.D.

  3. Oregon Health Sciences University, Portland, Oregon

    Scott A. Fields M.D.

Rights and permissions

Reprints and permissions

Copyright information

© 2002 Kluwer Academic Publishers

About this chapter

Cite this chapter

Baily, C.J. (2002). The Law and Medicine. In: Mengel, M.B., Holleman, W.L., Fields, S.A. (eds) Fundamentals of Clinical Practice. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/0-306-47565-0_28

Download citation

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/0-306-47565-0_28

  • Publisher Name: Springer, Boston, MA

  • Print ISBN: 978-0-306-46692-2

  • Online ISBN: 978-0-306-47565-8

  • eBook Packages: Springer Book Archive

Publish with us

Policies and ethics

Search

Navigation