Graduate Courses
MSP-6420 Legal Issues in Healthcare
This course is designed to give students an in-depth introduction to the issues of health services law and ethics. Among the subjects covered are: the role of law in the U.S. healthcare system; the legal system and legal research; managing and regulating healthcare system including legal structure and governance of healthcare organizations; government regulations in public health and health services; protecting privacy of medical information, medical staff credentialing and clinical privileges; the laws in government payment programs; antitrust law in healthcare field; and legal and ethics issues in patient care and in health insurance.
Credits: 3
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