Healthcare Policy and Law

Catalog description

This course provides an overview of healthcare policy, regulation and law. Topics include sources of common, statutory and constitutional law; contracts and intentional torts; the organization and management of a corporate healthcare organization (HCO); for-profit and nonprofit HCOs; liability issues for individuals and HCOs; admission and discharge issues; medical staff appointments and privileges; emergency care issues; consent issues for treatment; taxation; and antitrust issues. Current issues in fraud, abuse and corporate compliance programs are also covered.