HEALTHCARE LAW & ORGANIZATIONAL ETHICS

Catalog description

This course analyzes the role of law and ethics as it relates to healthcare organizations. The focus is on promoting healthcare quality, organizing service delivery, ensuring access to care, and protecting the rights of patients and professionals within the U.S. healthcare system. Students will also examine the ethical, economic, and public policy implications of healthcare law and reform from a business administration perspective. Emphasis is placed on compliance with healthcare laws, organizational policies, and professional standards that govern administrative and managerial decision-making, rather than the formal study of ethical theory. Topics include legal responsibilities of healthcare managers, ethical dilemmas, access to care, discrimination, medical malpractice, regulatory compliance, and major reform efforts.