MHA 6015 - Ethical, Legal & Policy Issues in Healthcare Management

An introduction to law and the legal system as it
relates to the delivery and financing of health
care; corporate liability; medical malpractice;
admission and discharge processes; medical staff
bylaws; informed consent; patients’ rights;
medical records; governmental regulation of
personnel and health facilities; legal aspects of
human resource administration in health care;
liability and corporate responsibility; ethical
concerns in the practice, distribution and
administration of healthcare; personal,
professional, and organizational ethical dilemmas
and decision-making responsibilities; faith
traditions; theories, principles and methods that
influence reasoning, analysis and argument in
contemporary health care ethics.

3 Hours Lecture
3 Credits