| Medicolegal Issues for Diagnostic Imaging Professionals Contributor(s): Parelli, Robert J. (Author) |
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ISBN: 1420086634 ISBN-13: 9781420086638 Publisher: CRC Press OUR PRICE: $133.00 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: September 2008 Annotation: Constant advances in diagnostic imaging have had an impact on the practice, attitudes, and moral values of all who participate in healthcare. Providing detailed, yet concise information, this book covers legal definitions, legal doctrines, malpractice and risk management, ethics, patient rights, and legal concerns of teleradiology, as well as patient confidentiality issues. The book employs short case histories to stimulate discussion, raise other issues, and look at various facets of the questions presented. It also includes HIPAA privacy laws, updated A.A.R.T. code of ethics, and the American College of Radiology Standards for telerediology. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Law | Medical Law & Legislation - Law | Administrative Law & Regulatory Practice - Law | Forensic Science |
| Dewey: 344.730 |
| LCCN: 2008014245 |
| Physical Information: 0.8" H x 6.2" W x 9.3" (1.20 lbs) 210 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: The constant advances in diagnostic imaging have had an impact on the practice, attitudes, and moral values of all who participate in health care. Now in its fourth edition, the original Medicolegal Issues for Radiographers has been updated and retitled, broadening the scope of content to include issues essential to all diagnostic imaging professionals. Medicolegal Issues for Diagnostic Imaging Professionals, Fourth Edition provides readers with a basic understanding of the important legal definitions, legal doctrines, malpractice and risk management information, ethics and patient rights relevant to the field of diagnostic imaging and the role of the imaging professional. It includes case histories in the form of vignettes that assist readers in applying the principles of law to real work situations. The vignettes can stimulate discussion, raise other related issues, and supply a broadened perspective on the various facets of the questions presented. New in this Edition: Twelve years since its initial publication, this medical legal text remains a bestseller. By reviewing the materials in this seminal volume, imaging professionals, radiologists, and radiologic technologists stay abreast of important legal issues and are better able to avoid the scourge of a malpractice suit. |
