2020-2021 Undergraduate Catalog 
    
    Nov 24, 2024  
2020-2021 Undergraduate Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

HCM 330 - Healthcare Policy and Law


Credit Hours: 3
Lecture Hours: 3
Lab Hours: 0

This course provides an introduction to a wide range of topics in the area of health policy, and law. Students will become familiar with the evolution of health care policy as well as potential legal and problems in various health care settings. They will also learn to differentiate between legal and ethical problems. Among the subject areas covered are licensing, professional liability, confidentiality, informed consent, professional relationships, access issues, antitrust, and bioethical issues, with particular emphasis on how these areas impact management practice.
Prerequisite: HCM 310  and  MGMT 311