BUSA 441 - Health Care Law and Ethics

(2 S.H.)

Health care is a dynamic multi-national profession governed by increasingly complex laws. While heavily regulated, health care provides many business and entrepreneurial opportunities within the growing industry. Health Care Law and Ethics provides an overview of legal, regulatory, and ethical issues within the health care system. This course will provide an overview of tort liability as it relates to the medical field; respect for personhood in the professional-patient relationship; privacy issues based on advances in technology with a special emphasis on legal aspects of HIPAA, EHRs and PHRs; and patient rights. Prerequisites:

BUSA 291 - Legal Environment of Business

, Admission to the College of Business, or instructor permission. Grade only. Offered every three years as part of the HLC program.

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