Health law
Health law
Health law (pronunciation: /hɛlθ lɔː/) is a field of law that encompasses federal, state, and local law, rules, regulations and other jurisprudence among providers, payers and vendors to the health care industry and its patients; and delivery of health care services; all with an emphasis on operations, regulatory and transactional legal issues.
Etymology
The term "health law" is derived from the English words "health" and "law". "Health" originates from the Old English word "hǣlth", which has the base meaning of "wholeness, a being whole, sound or well". The term "law" comes from the Old English word "lagu" meaning something laid down or fixed.
Related Terms
- Health care: The organized provision of medical care to individuals or a community.
- Public health: The science and art of preventing disease, prolonging life, and promoting health through the organized efforts and informed choices of society, organizations, public and private, communities and individuals.
- Medical ethics: A system of moral principles that apply values and judgments to the practice of medicine.
- Patient rights: The basic rules of conduct between medical caregivers as well as the institutions and people that support them and patients.
- Health policy: The decisions, plans, and actions that are undertaken to achieve specific healthcare goals within a society.
- Medical malpractice: A legal cause of action that occurs when a medical or health care professional deviates from standards in his or her profession, thereby causing injury to a patient.
See also
- Health law in the United States
- Health law in Canada
- Health law in the United Kingdom
- Health law in Australia
External links
- Medical encyclopedia article on Health law
- Wikipedia's article - Health law
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