Liability in Health Care Quality and Patient Safety. 3 credits

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Examines how the central concerns in health law and policy - cost, quality, access, and choice – interact. Discusses state and federal quality-control regulation, including professional licensure, privileging, discipline and Medicare and Medicaid provider certification for health care organizations. Liability of health care organizations for quality failures, including the impact of ERISA preemption, is explored. Addresses the affect of nondiscrimination obligations as a matter of quality in health care is addressed. Offered by Hlth Admin, Policy/Informatics . May not be repeated for credit.