Legal Aspects of Healthcare Administration

Catalog description

This course is designed to present students with an overview of health law issues, and provides the student with a basic knowledge of health law. Students will learn about government regulation, including but not limited to, legal constraints; liability; negligence; patient rights; confidentiality; and corporate/administrative responsibility. Emphasis is placed on applications of health law to current issues in healthcare administration. This course will assist students in understanding their own legal rights and duties as both healthcare professionals and consumers of healthcare, in recognizing legal issues as they arise. Healthcare System operations and health professionals, the changes in regulations relating to the U.S. Healthcare System, patient’s rights, the elements needed to develop a culture of patient safety, and the scope of corporate and government healthcare administration.