PUBPOL 5540

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PUBPOL 5540
Health Law for Managers

Course information provided by the Courses of Study 2023-2024. Courses of Study 2024-2025 is scheduled to publish mid-June.

This course examines how health law and regulations affect health care systems so that administrators and executives can proactively plan to avoid pitfalls that impede operational efficiencies, quality of care delivered and organizational profitability.

When Offered Spring.

Permission Note Enrollment limited to: Sloan students or permission of instructor.
Prerequisites/Corequisites Prerequisite: PUBPOL 2350 or PUBPOL 5570.

Distribution Category (SBA-HE)

Comments Offered in even-numbered years only.

Outcomes
  • Demonstrate a knowledge of substantive legal doctrine fundamental to this course (e.g., case law, legal concepts, legal principals, regulations and statutes), to identify and evaluate ethical considerations and other requirements professionals and organizations must comply with in the practice of medicine.
  • Describe the legal issues that affect health care providers and apply legal reasoning and analysis to solve problems in a logical and structured manner to issues covered in this course.
  • Explain how risks arise by examining real life cases involving fraud and abuse, tort liability, medical malpractice, and be able to communicate effectively as to the legal reasoning and analysis of these cases.

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Syllabi: none

  •   Seven Week - First. 

  • 1 Credit Graded

  • 20013 PUBPOL 5540   LEC 001

  • Instruction Mode: Distance Learning-Synchronous
    Enrollment limited to: Executive Master of Health Administration (EMHA) students.

    Department Consent Required (Add)