2017-2018 Academic Catalog 
    
    Mar 29, 2024  
2017-2018 Academic Catalog [Archived Catalog]

MHA 651 - Healthcare Law, Ethics and Risk Management


Credits: Three (3)
Prerequisite: MHA 615
Students will examine legal and regulatory compliance strategies from the business perspective of health administration.  Course concepts include: licensing, certification, and accreditation requirements of health care professionals; healthcare-related criminal law and torts, consent, legal reporting, and professional liability, as well as federal and state statutes and regulations and specific mandates.  Business considerations related to privacy and security standards related to HIPAA, requirements and implementing management software, will be discussed . Students will also examine basic ethical frameworks and understand how these constructs can assist health management professionals dealing with current medical ethics and related business ethics issues.