Leadership & Legal Issues in Health Care

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This course surveys the leadership skills and legal knowledge necessary to navigate the complexities of the health care industry at the highest levels. The first unit explores concepts, experience, and skills analysis necessary to develop a personal leadership checklist and an organizational leadership strategy. The second half surveys the legal regimes that govern medical care in the United States, including the types of health law formation (cases, statutes, administrative regulations) and the multiple federal, state, and local institutions involved in the creation and application of the law. You will apply course lessons through a case study, in which you place yourself in the shoes of a health system leader during the early weeks of the COVID-19 pandemic. Assignments also cover drafting leadership guides, leading in a crisis, communicating persuasively, confidentiality and malpractice, and rationing care.