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You are here > Home > Reading Lists > Law, Ethics, Malpractice, Accreditation & Compliance > Legal Medicine Legal Medicine, 6th Edition American College of Legal Medicine Hardbound, 768 pages Size: 11.1" x 8.8" ISBN 0323023983   Mosby February 2004 Price $179.00   Regarded as the citable treatise in the field, the 6th Edition of Legal Medicine explores and illustrates the legal implications of medical practice and the special legal issues arising from managed care.  Edited by the American College of Legal Medicine, it features comprehensive discussions on a myriad of legal issues that health care professionals face every day. Its key features include: Addresses the legal aspects of almost every medical topic that impact health care professionals. Uses actual case studies to illustrate nuances in the law. Discusses current trends in the peer review process  Discusses physician-assisted suicide Discusses issues related to managed care organizations and medical practice. Offers the expert guidance of top professionals across medical and legal fields in an easy to read format. Includes a glossary of medical terms. Features 30 brand-new chapters that address the hottest topics in the field, including  health care professional impairment  complementary and alternative medicine  patents, intellectual property and licenses HIPPA privacy rules legal aspects of bioterrorism and many more. Includes expanded information on existing chapters, such as Telemedicine and Electronic Mail Medical and Scientific Expert Testimony Medical Records and Disclosure About Patients and Liability Exposure Facing Managed Care Organizations. Presents extended coverage in the Professional Medical Liability section, as well as the Forensic Science and Medicine section to include forensic engineering forensic toxicology forensic entomology and forensic odontology. And more. Substantially expanded and written in a plain manner, this New Edition includes 30 brand-new chapters that address the hottest topics in the field today. Will also serve as the syllabus for the Board Review Course of the American Board of Legal Medicine. You may also be interested in these important periodicals: Journal of Healthcare Risk Management   Health Law Week  Healthcare Risk Management  (information provided by the publisher) You may also be interested in / The Directory of Healthcare Recruiters / Jump to a List / Health Administration & Leadership / Physician Executive, Medical Staff & Practice Management / Finance, Accounting, Economics, Billing & Reimbursement / Coding for Hospital, Physician & Clinical Services / Law, Malpractice, Ethics, Accreditation & Compliance / Quality Improvement, Outcomes & Customer Service / Risk Management, Security, Error Reduction & Patient Safety / Information Systems, Technology & Medical Records / Clinical Management & Executive Nursing / Behavioral Health, Social Work & Psychiatry Management / Human Resources, Management & Supervision / Directories, Data, Trends & Benchmarks / Software & CD-ROMs / Gift Ideas & Recommended Gifts / Journals, Magazines & Newsletters / Search for Books / Books Index / Go Back to Pages / Home Page / Toolbox for Health Administrators / Bookstore /