The purpose of this course is to introduce public health students, especially those interested in health administration and management, to the legal issues they are likely to face in managing a health care organization. The goals of the course are for students to understand generally: the functions of and interaction between courts, legislatures, regulators; the role of the courts in health policy and health care delivery; how to recognize legal issues and communicate with attorneys; how law will affect students as strategic thinkers in health care positions; how to apply basic tort and contract principles; and how to apply basic corporate law and antitrust principles. Specific topics will vary, but will usually include: liability; health care institutions as corporations; antitrust; tax exemption; privacy and confidentiality; regulatory oversight of health care systems, including quality of care; legal requirements for access to health care; nondiscrimination; and general employment issues.
This class can be taken as an elective or in fulfillment of the law/politics requirement.
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HMP659
Health Care Regulation
Winter
term(s)
2 Credit Hour(s)
Instructor(s):
Jacobson, Peter
Not offered 2009-2010
Prerequisites: HMP 601 or PI
This is a seminar on regulating the health care system. Initial sessions will cover administrative law and regulation of the health care industry, implementation of regulations, the economics of regulations, and the politics of regulations. After the introductory sessions, each student will select a particular topic for class discussion. The student, in conjunction with the instructors, will select the reading materials and will lead the class discussion, Topics will vary based on student interest. Previous topics have included: fraud and abuse; ERISA reform and patients? rights; research integrity and IRB issues; medical record privacy; pharmaceutical regulation; and the future of public health.
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