Legal Issues in Hospital Governance

Catalog description

This course will offer a practical overview of legal issues arising in hospitals and hospital systems related to organizational structure and decision-making; medical staff issues; regulatory and accreditation bodies, and the survey process; responding to and reporting serious patient safety events/Sentinel Events; EMTALA; challenging legal/risk issues in the patient care setting; and advanced directives, capacity, and guardianship. Each topic covered during the 14 week course will introduce students to the varied and challenging legal issues that occur in hospitals and hospital systems on a daily basis. The materials for this course will be taken from state and federal agencies and regulatory bodies that govern hospitals and health systems as well as other industry sources in order to familiarize students with the terminology, process, structure and legal obligations faced by health lawyers advising hospital clients.