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May 15, 2024
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2022-2023 Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]
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HLHS 105 - Medical Law and Ethics
PREREQUISITES: Demonstrated competency through appropriate assessment or earning a grade of “C” or better in ENGL 093 - Introduction to College Writing and ENGL 083 - Reading Strategies for College or ENGL 095 - Integrated Reading and Writing , or ENGL 075 - Co-Requisite Integrated Reading & Writing
PROGRAM: Healthcare Specialist
CREDIT HOURS MIN: 3
LECTURE HOURS MIN: 3
DATE OF LAST REVISION: Spring, 2019
This course provides an overview of law and ethics for allied health professionals functioning in a variety of settings. Topical areas include: the legal system, standards and scope of care and practice, physician patient relationships, standards of professional conduct, public duties, documentation, employment laws and practices, pertinent federal/state statutes, ethical codes, and bioethical issues. The content will provide an understanding of ethical and legal obligations to self, patients, and employers.
MAJOR COURSE LEARNING OBJECTIVES: Upon successful completion of this course, the student will be expected to:
- Explain how professional standards, laws, and ethics guide behavior for healthcare professionals in medical practices, hospitals, long term care facilities, clinics, and in emergency service settings.
- Compare and contrast concepts related to ethics, bioethics, and law.
- Discuss the United States legal system and processes as they relate to medical practice.
- Describe the current healthcare environment including types of practices, licensing, and certification of health care professionals.
- Defend the right of physicians and their patients as protected by federal and state laws.
- Detail federal and state statutes pertinent to health care professionals in the areas of hiring and employment, safety, patient privacy and confidentiality, consumer protection, and public records/reporting.
- Outline the public duties expected of physicians in the areas of reporting, legal records, management of controlled substances, and the Good Samaritan laws.
- Outline appropriate risk management procedures in regards to minimizing litigation and practicing within legal boundaries.
- Describe accepted processes for handling medical records and for medical documentation.
- Apply course concepts to discussions of bioethical dilemmas.
- Describe the process, principles, and issues of risk management.
- Describe the transaction, privacy and security standards as related to HIPAA.
COURSE CONTENT: Topical areas of study include -
- Ethical models
- Professional codes of ethics
- Medical practice types
- HMO, PPO, EPO
- Licensure and certification
- Scope of practice and standard of care
- Physician rights and responsibilities
- Patient’s rights and responsibilities
- Consent
- United States legal system
- Sources of law
- Trial process
- Professional liability and conduct
- Negligence and malpractice
- Public duties and responsibilities
- Regulations affecting consumer protection/collection practices
- TJC Standards of Patient Safety
- HIPAA
- Reporting and disclosing confidential information
- Employment regulations
- Health and safety Acts
- Controlled Substance Act
- Genetics, fertilization, prenatal testing
- Reproductive technology
- Defining life and death
- Distribution of health care
- Cost containment
- Medicare/Medicaid/DRG’s
- Rights and treatment of elderly
- Sources of law
- Advanced directives
- Hospice
- Pain management
- Good Samaritan Act
- Medical Records
Course Addendum - Syllabus (Click to expand)
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