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. Why it is healthcare law and ethics important in the world and workplace?
Ethics is the science of human behaviour. Law contains rules and regulations,but ethics comprises certain guidelines and principles.
The importance of health care law and ethics include:
#. Ethics helps to ensure maximum patient benefits by applying moral standards.
#. Ethics guides the professional to have a moral daily living.
#. Ethics helps to judge our behaviour.
#. Ethics in healthcare help to reduce errors, help to improve trust and respect between health worker and patients.
#. Law is important tool in public health promotion and protection.
#. Healthcare law give the person right to know about one's medical condition, the treatment options and possible risk& outcomes of treatment.
#. Healthcare law helps to manage lifestyle related chronic diseases.
#. Law and ethics ensure the strict confidentiality about patient health status in an healthcare system.
#. Healthcare law helps to achieve health goals,