Healthcare Law and Ethics, 7th edition

Published by Pearson (24 March 2025) © 2026

  • Bonnie F. Fremgen University of Notre Dame
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Title overview

Healthcare Law and Ethics is designed to help a full spectrum of health professionals respond to the legal and ethical dilemmas they’ll encounter in their chosen field. Written for the nonlawyer health professional, the title uses real legal cases and stimulating exercises to guide you through real applications of the material. The content is relevant to any medical setting, including medical offices, hospitals, clinics, laboratories, rehabilitation facilities and skilled-nursing facilities.

The thoroughly updated 7th Edition has been renamed Healthcare Law and Ethics to reflect its focus on the entire healthcare team. New examples and content cover the needs of many more healthcare disciplines, from advance practice providers to medical assistants and emergency medical personnel.

Table of contents

  1. Introduction to Healthcare Law, Ethics, and Bioethics

PART 1: THE LEGAL ENVIRONMENT

  1. The Legal System
  2. Essentials of the Legal System for Healthcare Professionals
  3. Working in Today’s Healthcare Environment

PART 2: THE HEALTHCARE ENVIRONMENT

  1. The Patient Relationship
  2. Professional Liability and Medical Malpractice
  3. Public Duties of the Healthcare Professional
  4. Workplace Law and Ethics
  5. The Medical Record
  6. Patient Confidentiality and HIPAA

PART 3: HEALTHCARE ETHICS

  1. Ethical and Bioethical Issues in Healthcare
  2. Ethical Issues Related to the Beginning of Life
  3. Ethical Issues Related to the End of Life
  4. Trends in Healthcare

APPENDICES

  1. Codes of Ethics
  2. Case Citations

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