TY - CHAP M1 - Book, Section TI - Legal Issues A1 - Kapp, Marshall B. A2 - Halter, Jeffrey B. A2 - Ouslander, Joseph G. A2 - Studenski, Stephanie A2 - High, Kevin P. A2 - Asthana, Sanjay A2 - Supiano, Mark A. A2 - Ritchie, Christine S. A2 - Schmader, Kenneth Y1 - 2022 N1 - T2 - Hazzard's Geriatric Medicine and Gerontology, 8e AB - Learning ObjectivesAppreciate the general legal environment within which physicians and other health care professionals function when providing medical care to older patients.Understand the elements of a medical malpractice claim brought against a health care provider.Engage in the process of shared decision-making and informed consent with older patients in a legally appropriate manner.Advise patients and families about available tools to facilitate advance health care planning.Apply in clinical practice the legal requirements for confidentiality of patient information and permissible exceptions to those requirements. SN - PB - McGraw-Hill Education CY - New York, NY Y2 - 2024/09/14 UR - accessmedicine.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1190905410 ER -