Problems In Health Care Law : Challenges for the 21st Century

The Tenth Edition of Problems in Health Care Law continues to be the authoritative foundational textbook that covers the key components of our legal system and their application to our healthcare system. Students will come away with a clear understanding of how individual rights are defined and protected in the healthcare setting; how healthcare services are defined, insured, and paid for; how individual providers organize and govern themselves; and many other core legal concepts related to the organization and administration of our healthcare system. The Tenth Edition is an extensive revision that covers HIPAA, healthcare reform, and offers several chapters not included in previous editions. Under the guidance of lead editor John E. Steiner, Jr., Esq, Problems in Health Care Law, Tenth Edition brings together legal practitioners, business advisors, and others whose work represents some of the best thinking and analyses of the issues at hand, including healthcare reform, delivery, payment, client counseling, and contested legal matters. Key Features: - Provides a combination of broad concepts, learning objectives, practical examples, and instructor-led questions within each chapter. - Offers more robust pedagogical features such as new figures and tables, diagrams, checklists, sidebars, and more. - Includes a rich diversity of material from leading authorities whose backgrounds include private law firm experience, national trade association advocacy and policy work, significant 'hands-on' healthcare institutional accomplishments, and a myriad of published work. - Problems in Health Care Law, Tenth Edition is a valuable resource for students and instructors who are learning about, involved in, or guiding the next generation of administrators, policy makers, lawyers, physicians, nurses, and others who form the backbone of our healthcare system.