The Law of Healthcare Administration, Eighth Edition

Author: J. Stuart Showalter

Publisher: Health Administration Press

Publication Date: February 1, 2017

ISBN-10: 1567938760

ISBN-13: 978-1567938760

Edition: Illustrated (Aupha/Hap Book)

The Law of Healthcare Administration offers a thorough examination of health law in the United States from a management perspective. Using plain language accessible to nonlawyers, the book moves from broad-brush treatments of the US legal system and the history of medicine to specific issues that affect healthcare leaders daily, including contracts, torts, taxation, antitrust laws, regulatory compliance, and, most pressing, health insurance reform and the important changes that have taken place since the Affordable Care Act (ACA) became law in 2010. The legal concepts discussed in the book are amply supported by real-life examples, detailed explanations, and excerpts from decisions of federal and state courts.

Highlights of the Eighth Edition include:

• The status of ACA implementation following NFIB v. Sebelius and King v. Burwell, the two most serious legal challenges to the reform law.
• The history of nursing, added to the history of medicine chapter.
• The status of Medicare’s inpatient admission standards and the “two-midnight rule.”
• Prominent antitrust cases from Ohio, Idaho, and North Carolina.
• End-of-life issues, including the Physician Orders for Life-Sustaining Treatment (POLST) paradigm and death with dignity laws.

This edition is designed to equip healthcare administrators with the legal knowledge necessary to navigate the complexities of the modern healthcare environment, ensuring regulatory compliance and informed leadership. Instructor resources include a test bank, PowerPoint presentations, and an updated instructor’s manual with chapter overviews and talking points for discussion questions.