Mar 29, 2024  
Summer Record 2008 
    
Summer Record 2008 [ARCHIVED RECORD]

PHS 752 - Health Services Law and Management


This course focuses on law and its relationship both to medical practice and to the health care delivery system.  The course introduces fundamental principles and processes of the legal system and explores the legal rights, roles, and responsibilites of the various stakeholders in the health care system.  Among the legal issues that will be addressed are medical malpractice; the regulation of health professionals and health care institutions; health care quality; health care access and disparities, and health insurance.  Students will examine a range of legal documents, including judicial decisions, federal and state statutes and regulations.

Prerequisites & Notes
Prerequisite: Instructor Permission

Credits: 3