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Download full textCongress of the U.S., Washington, DC. House Select Committee on Aging. – 1985
This report from the Select Committee on Aging examines financial, medical, and social issues surrounding terminally ill patients with special emphasis on the elderly terminally ill. The first section discusses topics related to the medical treatment of the terminally ill. Two basic issues are important: the right to have medical treatment and the…
Descriptors: Costs, Death, Medical Services, Nursing Homes
Peer reviewedHamner, Martin E.; And Others – American Journal of Pharmaceutical Education, 1981
The roles of ethics and law in contemporary pharmacy practice are investigated. Four ethico-legal issues are discussed: profile maintenance and use, patient counseling, drug product selection, and delegation of professional tasks. The drug product selection movement has forced upon pharmacists a reassessment of ethical and legal standards.…
Descriptors: Counseling, Curriculum Development, Decision Making, Drug Therapy
Congress of the U.S., Washington, DC. House Select Committee on Aging. – 1985
This document contains witness testimonies and prepared statements from the Congressional hearing called to examine the dilemma faced by the terminally ill. Opening statements are included from Congressmen Roybal, Henry, Hughes, Gordon, Wortley, Hammerschmidt, and Snowe. Jacob Javits, former United States Senator, testifies, as a terminally ill…
Descriptors: Death, Decision Making, Federal Legislation, Hearings
Essence: Issues in the Study of Ageing, Dying, and Death, 1979
States the general assumptions and principles underlying standards for terminal care for those who have initiated or are planning programs for the terminally ill. These are urgently needed in view of the rapid development of the hospice movement. Patient-oriented, family-oriented, and staff-oriented standards are also enumerated. (BEF)
Descriptors: Death, Family Involvement, Health Facilities, Medical Care Evaluation
Kapp, Marshall B. – 1986
This paper examines the variety of legal rules and processes which have been established to assess and ensure that the quality of care provided in nursing homes satisfies an acceptable level. It begins with a general overview of nursing home law. Areas discussed in this section include: (1) sources of nursing home law; (2) theories of liability;…
Descriptors: Civil Liberties, Competence, Compliance (Legal), Decision Making
Lisko, Roy K. – University of Missouri-Kansas City Law Review, 1978
Two theories of hospital liability--respondeat superior and corporate negligence and the legal intricacies of the physician-hospital-patient relationship--that affect hospital liability are examined. The impact of Darling vs Charleston Memorial Hospital as a medicolegal precedent is emphasized. (BH)
Descriptors: Court Doctrine, Court Litigation, Hospitals, Legal Problems
Cohen, Robert N. – California Western Law Review, 1978
In Tarasoff v. Regents of the University of California the court ruled that a psychotherapist is obliged to warn third persons of threats made against them during therapy. Substantive background of this legislation; the nature of the psychotherapeutic relationship, confidentiality, and patients' rights; and the Lanterman-Petris-Short Act are…
Descriptors: Confidential Records, Confidentiality, Court Doctrine, Court Litigation
Peer reviewedRich, Ben A. – Journal of College and University Law, 1986
A discussion of legal issues in the academic medical center focuses on standards of care applicable to practitioners, special problems of patient care delivery, and the special status of public academic medical centers. Informed consent to care, relations with affiliated institutions, and private/non-private patient status are also considered.…
Descriptors: Court Litigation, Higher Education, Legal Problems, Legal Responsibility
Nokes, Gregory B. – Connecticut Law Review, 1978
The Supreme Court ruled that state statutes providing a former patient with access to medical records applies only to institutions receiving state legislative appropriations. The narrow focus of the case will allow challenges to the scope and validity of this ruling. (SF)
Descriptors: Confidential Records, Court Doctrine, Court Litigation, Disclosure
Kalman, Samuel H.; Schlegel, John F. – American Pharmacy, 1979
New standards of practice that describe in generic terms what a pharmacist does in fulfilling the basic responsibilities of the profession are presented as part of the Continuing Competence in Pharmacy Project of the American Pharmacy Association and the American Association of Colleges of Pharmacy. The four major areas of responsibilities for…
Descriptors: Administrator Responsibility, Drug Education, Drug Therapy, Employee Responsibility
Matheison, Clele Lee – Office of Education, United States Department of the Interior, 1939
Among the exceptional children for whom special educational facilities are essential are those who must spend weeks or months or years in a hospital or a sanatorium. Many of these children, while undergoing physical treatment, can very profitably engage in school work. Comparatively little has been written about this phase of educational activity,…
Descriptors: Learning Activities, Student Characteristics, Teachers, High School Students
National Advisory Council on Nurse Education and Practice, Rockville, MD. – 2000
Results of a joint meeting between national advisory councils in medicine and nursing on physician-nurse collaboration to enhance patient safety are reported. Recommendations on which participants reached consensus are organized by these Institute of Medicine (IOM) themes: establish a national focus to create leadership through research and…
Descriptors: Advisory Committees, Annotated Bibliographies, Cooperative Programs, Coordination
Congress of the U.S., Washington, DC. House Committee on Energy and Commerce. – 1988
Two hearings held a month apart examine major issues concerning Medicaid benefits in family welfare and nursing home reform. The first set of hearings discusses the proposed Family Welfare Reform Act of 1987 (H.R. 1720), which is intended to replace the Aid to Families with Dependent Children (AFDC) program of the Social Security Act Title IV.…
Descriptors: Child Welfare, Employed Parents, Employed Women, Employment Problems
