BLW512 Legal Aspects of Health Care Administration
Course Syllabus
BLW512 Legal Aspects of Health Care Administration
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BLW512 Legal Aspects of Health Care Administration
Course Syllabus
Introduction Important: You should take the time to carefully read this syllabus and the Student Handbook before you begin the assignments for this course. This course provides the student with the necessary background on a wide variety of health care topics, enabling professionals to deal with the common legal and practical problems facing the health care industry. This syllabus contains the lesson assignments for the above referenced course. This course presents an overview of the legal issues facing the health care industry. It is important for health care professionals to become familiar with the legal and medical issues associated with the delivery of quality patient care. Because the law is continually evolving, health care professionals must possess a basic understanding of the law as it relates to their particular areas of responsibility. The focus of this course is to impart to the health care professional an extensive overview of the major issues in health law. This course provides clear legal explanations, definitions, and case examples, which will result in your gaining the knowledge necessary to perform your job within legally defined parameters. It provides a basic working knowledge of health law that is comprehensive and inclusive of a wide variety of health care legal issues. The study of law through review of actual cases is a proven method of learning the law. Your study of cases will help you to apply the law that you learned, and better understand how case law brings about change. Legal doctrines and principles must not only be remembered, but also used to solve specific concrete problems. When reviewing cases, however, the reader must keep in mind that state statutes and court decisions in one state are not binding upon another state. Although the text does not offer an exhaustive study of the laws of any particular state, it deals effectively with those of concern in all states. Moreover, although a specific statute might vary in each jurisdiction, the concepts and definitions are generally the same or substantially similar. Expected Student Learning Outcomes Upon the successful completion of this course you should be able to:
Explain the structure of the legal system, and the sources of statutory, criminal, and tort laws, rules, regulations and guidelines and how they affect various healthcare environments, and healthcare workers, management, and allied professionals.
Appraise the myriad of legal issues that confront professionals working in
health care organizations. Evaluate various contracts, legal reporting requirements, and risk-reduction strategies.
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BLW512 Legal Aspects of Health Care Administration
Course Syllabus
Demonstrate an awareness of the rights, responsibilities, and duties of various health care professionals.
Demonstrate a strong foundation of health law knowledge, which you can
use, while working in the health care industry. Employ a working knowledge of various human resource issues as they apply
in fields of health care. Required Materials
Pozgar, G. (2019). Legal aspects of health care administration, 13/E. Burlington, MA: Jones & Bartlett Learning ISBN: 9781284127171
Suggestions for getting the most out of this course:
Read professional journals and periodicals.
Participate in the course discussion forums and learn from the experience and knowledge
of your faculty mentor and fellow students.
If possible, form a relationship with someone who works in an area related to your course. Explain that you would like to obtain their insights and perspectives from time to time.
Academic Engagement Each academic course at William Howard Taft University is assigned a semester unit value equivalent to the commonly accepted and traditionally defined units of academic measurement in accredited institutions. Credit bearing courses are measured by the learning outcomes normally achieved through 45 hours of student work for one semester unit. For example, a course with a value of 3 semester units would require a typical student to commit 135 hours of academic engagement and preparation to complete the course requirements.
Lesson Assignments This course contains a number of lesson assignments. Work through the lessons one at a time. Unless otherwise instructed, you should complete all assignments for a particular lesson in one WORD document. When you complete all of the assignments in a lesson, submit it to the faculty for grading and feedback.
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