Legal Issues in Health Care: Regulation and Compliance

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This course covers the broad range of topics affected by law and regulation ranging from patient rights to corporate responsibilities. Health care regulatory agencies and state and federal agencies are examined as well as their impact on the operation healthcare as a business. Legal issues ranging from professional malpractice to corporate wrongdoing are also discussed. ***Updated Description 3/1/04*** This course covers the broad range of topics affected by health law and regulation ranging from patient rights to corporate responsibilities. Public and private health care regulatory agencies are examined as well as their impact on the operation of health care as a business. Legal issues ranging from professional malpractice to corporate wrongdoing are also discussed.