BLW 618 - Health Care Law and Ethics

This course examines the sources of law and legal processes affecting the health services system, elements of administrative law and agency processes, introduction to legal relationships (e.g., torts, contracts, insurance) of facilities, physicians, personnel and patients. After a fundamental grounding in the discipline of ethics, the interaction of values and managerial decision-making is examined through case studies.
Lecture
Credits: 3
HSA 513 / BLW 618
Offered in Summer