Quality Control - Risk Management and Liability

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Credits 3. 3 Lecture Hours. Focus on the legal structure of the healthcare provider-patient relationship and the duties and potential liabilities that arise in the context of the relationship; Review of the sources and types of liability of healthcare institutions and professionals, including the foundational elements of healthcare liability, commonly referred to as medical malpractice; exploration of the primary measures and regulatory approaches aimed at quality control and preventing patient harm and the changing impact that technology and data generation have on the efforts to improve healthcare.