Course Summary
This course provides an overview of the legal and ethical issues that arise in the healthcare industry. Topics include patient rights, privacy laws, medical malpractice, and healthcare fraud.Key Learning Points
- Understand the legal and ethical principles governing healthcare
- Analyze and apply legal and ethical concepts to real-world scenarios
- Evaluate the implications of healthcare laws and policies on patient care
Job Positions & Salaries of people who have taken this course might have
- USA: $120,000
- India: ₹10,00,000
- Spain: €70,000
- USA: $120,000
- India: ₹10,00,000
- Spain: €70,000
- USA: $80,000
- India: ₹6,00,000
- Spain: €45,000
- USA: $120,000
- India: ₹10,00,000
- Spain: €70,000
- USA: $80,000
- India: ₹6,00,000
- Spain: €45,000
- USA: $60,000
- India: ₹4,50,000
- Spain: €30,000
Related Topics for further study
Learning Outcomes
- Understand the legal and ethical principles governing healthcare
- Analyze and apply legal and ethical concepts to real-world scenarios
- Evaluate the implications of healthcare laws and policies on patient care
Prerequisites or good to have knowledge before taking this course
- Basic understanding of healthcare industry
- Interest in legal and ethical issues in healthcare
Course Difficulty Level
IntermediateCourse Format
- Online
- Self-paced
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- Professor of Law
- Professor of Law
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Description
This course explores how statutes, regulations, common law, and market forces help or hinder three major goals of policy makers: increasing access, reducing cost, and improving quality. We will examine the Supreme Court’s rulings on the ACA and other legal aspects of modern health care reform. Learners who successfully complete this course will be able to describe the laws, regulations, common law and market forces that shape our health care system and identify areas where ideas and innovation are needed; explain the malpractice system and how it influences medical practice; and analyze legal aspects of the ACA.
Knowledge
- Identify the distinguishing features of the American healthcare system and the role of administrative law in modern medical care
- Understand the history, scope, and limits of conscientious objection
- Define the basic medical malpractice standard used in the U.S. legal system
- Understand the role of the federal government in administering Medicare and Medicaid
Outline
- Introduction to the U.S. Legal System, EMTALA
- Introduction
- Overview and Distinctive Features of U.S. Law
- The Administrative State and Modern Medical Care
- The Basic Duty to Provide Care
- EMTALA's Statutory Response
- Institutional and Individual Obligations in the Emergency Context
- Introduction to American Legal System
- Hurley vs. Eddingfield
- Case Examples of EMTALA Violations
- Formation and Termination, Privacy and Confidentiality
- Formation of the Treatment Relationship
- The Law of Termination and Abandonment
- The Rise of Conscientious Objection
- Informed Consent: The Basic Materiality Standard
- Patient Abandonment Cases: What You Need to Know
- Conscientious Objection
- Informed Consent
- Quality Control
- Quality Control through Gatekeeping: Licensure and Accreditation
- Health Care Quality and the Basic Medical Malpractice Standard
- Medical Malpractice Reforms and Variations
- Hospital Liability
- Insurance Company Liability for the Provision of Substandard Care
- Evaluating the Medical Malpractice Standard System and Options for Reform
- Vicarious Liability in the Hospital Setting
- Medicare, Medicaid, and The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act
- Introduction to Medicare and Medicaid
- Medicaid
- Constitutional Structure and the Federal Role in U.S. Health Law
- Affordable Care Act: Initial Litigation and Ongoing Legal Controversy
- Conclusion and Review
- Medicare and Medicaid Basics
- Summary of the Affordable Care Act
- Supreme Court Upholds ACA
Summary of User Reviews
Discover the fundamentals of health law in this comprehensive course from Coursera. Students give it high marks for its engaging content and knowledgeable instructors. One key aspect that many users thought was good was the real-world examples used throughout the course.Pros from User Reviews
- Engaging content
- Knowledgeable instructors
- Real-world examples
- Comprehensive coverage
- Interactive learning
Cons from User Reviews
- Some technical difficulties with the platform
- Course may be too basic for some
- Limited discussion forums
- Lack of personalized feedback
- High enrollment numbers
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