LAW-6116 HEALTHCARE LAW
The class will offer an overview of basic concepts and principles in healthcare law. The course will focus on the legislative, executive and judicial rules and regulations that govern the healthcare industry. You will be introduced, through both lecture and group discussion formats, to how the American healthcare system is structured, financed and regulated. Additionally, students will be introduced to various aspects of the relationship between patients and healthcare providers (i.e. treatment relationship) including: informed consent, confidentiality, duty to treat, standard of care, medical malpractice and damages.