MCOD 1430 - Legal Principles for Health Professionals
3 Credits
This course introduces legislation for healthcare professionals and medical coding staff. Students learn how Federal and State laws impact patient rights as they study the need for and the importance of informed consent, patient privacy, medical records security, professional liability, and workplace legalities. Compliance with contracts and public duties of health care practitioners are evaluated. Historical case examples are utilized and the need to protect patient rights regardless of race, gnder, class, veteran status, sexuality, religion, or ability is emphasized. A variety of ethical issues in health care are explored, as well as an examination of future trends in health care.
Major Content Areas
Privacy, Security and Fraud Stakeholders, Cost and Patient Rights Health Information and Technology Laws Law, Courts and Contracts Health Care Laws Making Ethical Decisions Ethics and Law Workplace Legalities Medical Record Laws
Learning Outcomes
Examine the implications of violating the various health care laws. Identify the distinct categories of key stakeholders in the healthcare industry Evaluation and comparison of current patient protection laws, such as patient consent, to historical cases in which patient rights were violated. Recognize the functions and distribution of responsibility between the federal, state and local governments pertinent to health care. Define both legal and ethical terms as used in health care. Identify the specific laws pertaining to health care professionals and facilities. Define fundamental health care ethical principles as they apply to all providers of care and services. Examine future trends in health care that may have legal and/or ethical implications
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