Legal Aspects of Healthcare

Catalog description

This course provides students in the Executive Master of Business in Healthcare Administration (EMBA HCA) program with a comprehensive framework within which to understand the legal and ethical issues facing healthcare managers in a rapidly changing legal environment. Topics include tort law and medical malpractice, contract law, business enterprises and governmental regulation, quality control, fraud and abuse claims, and anti-trust laws. Class discussions of ethical issues address a wide range of critical current issues, including, among others, access tohealthcare, the right to life, the right to die, confidentiality, and assisted reproduction. Upon completion of this course, students are expected to be able to consolidate these course topics and apply the skills learned in this course.