Medical Jurisprudence

Catalog description

The course provides an overview of basic concepts and the requirements in the legal environment pertinent to the practicing physician. Topics include the overview of the U.S. legal system; relevant legal concepts; physician licensure; pertinent federal law including the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA), the Affordable Care Act (ACA), the Emergency Medical Treatment and Labor Act (EMTALA) and various federal fraud and abuse laws; malpractice and professional liability; public duties of physicians; workplace law, the medical record and the physician-patient relationship.(NOTE: Students must successfully pass the HIPAA section of the course in order to pass the overall course.)