Health care ethics and the law / Donna K. Hammaker, JD, MGA Adjunct Professor, Saint Joseph's University Providers Advisory Board to the Health Services Program at Saint Joseph's University JD, Temple University School of Law, MGA, Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania; Thomas M. Knadig, EdD, MDiv, MA Adjunct Professor, Saint Joseph's University Hospice Chaplain, Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania Health Care System EdD, Widener University, MDiv, St. Mary's Seminary & University, MA Notre Dame University, Post-Doctoral Fellow, Oxford University, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, University of California-Berkeley ; Jpnathan D. Gomberg, MD, FACC, Associate Professor of Clinical Medicine, Associated Faculty, Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania : with Blake Tobias Jr, MS Director of Operations Management & Special Corporate Projects, Reading Hospital Chair of the American Nurses Association for Palliative and Hospice Care MS, Saint Joseph's University MCHI Candidate, University of Pennsylvania Perelman School of Medicine.

Includes bibliographical references (365), glossary (367-397), and index (399-411).

The ethics of health care -- Moral issues confronting the U.S. health care system -- Access to affordable health insurance -- Patient rights and responsibilities -- Charitable care and tax-exempt hospitals -- Employers' health care costs -- Labor relations -- Evidence-based medicine -- Medical malpractice -- Mental health -- Public safety and gun injury prevention -- Reproductive health -- Food insecurity -- End-of-life care -- Covid-19 pandemic and other public health emergencies -- Our future : a new kind of health care ethics.

"Health Care Ethics and the Law bridges research and practice, reflecting real-world knowledge of the health industry and government agencies. It covers basic ethical principles and practical applications of ethics and the law in the world of health care delivery and practice"-- Provided by publisher.

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