HA 353 - Legal Aspects of Health Care Administration

Interactivity: Discussion Board

Final Assessment: Final Project

Course Learning Objectives
Upon completion of this course, you should be able to do the following: 

• Explain key concepts regarding the legal aspects of health care administration. 
• Apply major theories and doctrines that frame health care law. 
• Describe the basis, structure, and process of the legal system in the United States today. 
• Evaluate the scope of accountability of organizations, health care administrators, and trustees in various situations. 
• Discuss legal issues and accountabilities regarding professional licensure and scope of practice. 
• Determine the administrative obligations in relation to consents, protections, confidentiality, and patients’ rights. 
• Describe the legal aspects of antitrust, corporate status, and corporate compliance in health care today. 
• Assess and discuss the relationship between the law and legal doctrines, and personal and clinical ethics in administrative decision making.