The 10th edition includes substantial revisions and substantive additions to all 15 chapters, with the intent of helping future healthcare leaders navigate this rapidly evolving body of law. It incorporates the 2022 Dobbs decision, not only in the chapter that focuses on reproductive law, but also as to other areas of law it will foreseeably affect (e.g., emergency care, malpractice, organizational standards). This new edition highlights issues of healthcare justice, uses inclusive language, and features examples from a variety of types of healthcare providers. Reflecting the enduring influence of the pandemic it includes " COVID Connections" throughout.This edition, the first to include a co-author, retains and expands upon the style features that have made the textbook such an effective teaching tool. The language is clear and accessible.

Sidebars - including definitional pullouts, " law in action" examples, explanatory exhibits, and practice tips - further support student engagement. Learning objectives are set out at the beginning of each chapter and addressed by the material that follows. The expanded discussion questions are well suited to classroom use, individual reflective assignments, or inclusion in formal assessments. The appendices at the end of each chapter include not only absorbing case excerpts but also the regulatory materials, guidance documents, and legal summaries that healthcare administrators might utilize.Fundamentally, these authors know what they are talking about. They both have provided legal advice to complex healthcare entities, taught healthcare administration students, and published widely. Showalter has authored this leading textbook beginning with its third edition (1988). Sanford has used it in dozens of courses starting with the 6th edition.

Together they have prepared the 10th edition and its supporting teaching materials.