Best Right to Die Family & Health Law

Published 2002, the revised, 3rd edition of the bestseller "Final Exit" describes the ways in which a dying person may consider hastening the end of their life if suffering is unbearable. “Until there is a law which would allow physicians to help people who want a Final Exit , here is Derek Humphry’s book, fittingly named, to guide them.”. --Betty Rollin, author of First, You Cry and Last Wish.

The Future of Assisted Suicide and Euthanasia provides the most thorough overview of the ethical and legal issues raised by assisted suicide and euthanasia--as well as the most comprehensive argument against their legalization--ever published. "Gorsuch lucidly lays out the key ethical and philosophical arguments on both sides. "Gorsuch reviews the case law and the range of ethical and legal issues surrounding assisted suicide and offers a strong argument against legalization of these practices, even as he considers both positions in the debate." "For those who need insight into the part played by legislators and courts of justice in recent euthanasia discussions, Neil M. Gorsuch's book . "Neil M. Gorsuch builds a powerful moral and legal argument against [assisted suicide's] legalization, one based on a principle that has largely been overlooked in the debate--the idea that human life is intrinsically valuable and that intentional killing is wrong." Gorsuch is especially successful when exploring the relevant legal cases raised by assisted-suicide and euthanasia advocacy." Every reader, whether or not ultimately persuaded by his arguments, will emerge better equipped to tackle the profound questions surrounding euthanasia and assisted suicide. "Justice Gorsuch’s first published monograph is a philosophically informed argument for the inherent dignity of human life.

Meant for people in every walk of life-from the elderly, to those in the early stages of mentally degenerative diseases like Alzheimer's, to healthy young people planning for an unpredictable future-this book creates space for a discussion we all must have if we wish to ensure comfort and control at the end of our lives.. Despite "clearly expressed wishes" to the contrary, many patients close to death are kept alive-using ventilators, antibiotics, intravenous feeding and other methods-by medical personnel ("most doctors still graduate... with basically no training in end-of-life situations"), family members unwilling to accept the inevitable, and nursing homes that benefit financially from keeping Medicaid recipients alive.

Published 2002, the revised, 3rd edition of the bestseller "Final Exit" describes the ways in which a dying person may consider hastening the end of their life if suffering is unbearable. “Until there is a law which would allow physicians to help people who want a Final Exit , here is Derek Humphry’s book, fittingly named, to guide them.”. --Betty Rollin, author of First, You Cry and Last Wish.

And the medical center where you were treated is ignoring the problem. Waking Up Blind is the story of how an eye surgeon became the cause of an array of medical problems for his patients. While my novels deal with fictional medical disasters, Harbin spins a devastating, real-life account that will make the reader forever wary of the charming, super doctor.” —Robin Cook, Author of Coma and Outbreak.

It presents thousands of standard words, phrases, clinical tips, and interview questions to help practitioners conduct thorough assessments, accurately describe nearly any clinical situation, and shape clinical observations into effective reports. "This book's title doesn't do it justice: in addition to offering lists of synonyms, the book provides a vast smorgasbord of the materials that mental health clinicians need to evaluate patients, write reports, and navigate the often confusing nuances of nomenclature. "The Clinician’s Thesaurus is a comprehensive reference for anyone working in the field of mental health: the student preparing for a clinical career, the seasoned professional fulfilling the myriad demands of the field, or the supervisor overseeing the performance of a broad range of professionals. "This comprehensive, easy-to-follow guide provides the ABCs of conducting interviews and writing reports in the mental health field. "Therapists from multiple mental health disciplines will find the Clinician’s Thesaurus a useful resource in their practice. The Clinician's Thesaurus is much more than a thesaurusit's more like a comprehensive guide for client assessment and report writing. ( Cognitive Behavioral Therapy Book Reviews 2010-08-11). "No ordinary thesaurus....By presenting the standard language of the mental health field in an organized fashion, this clinical tool allows professionals to concentrate on the nature of the problem by selecting the best descriptors....Essential.

Introduction to Health Care Management is a concise, reader-friendly, introductory healthcare management book that covers a wide variety of healthcare settings, from hospitals to nursing homes and clinics. --Leonard H. Friedman, PhD, MPA, MPH, Professor, Dept of Health Services Management and Leadership, and Director of the Master of Health Services Administration program, George Washington University, School of Public Health and Health Services. This is probably the best management text I have seen so far.

What's more, it addresses emerging health law issues with analysis of key cases, including: * Examples regarding trouble over NPs and kickbacks. * Stark Law compliance issues and related criminal cases involving nurse practitioners who are employed by hospitals. * Nurse practitioners who have encountered issues with the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA). * An attempted work around for the Medicare requirement that a physician order home care resulting in an NP using a physician's name to order home care and then being prosecuted for identity theft. * An NP and physician who did not follow Medicare's incident-to rules and both the NP and MD were charged with health care fraud. * Criminal cases against NPs who prescribed opioids or steroids either without authorization or without appropriate evaluation and monitoring.