Introduction to structure of government, sources of federal, state, and local law, judicial and administrative processes, the role of the lawyer, legal reasoning and analysis, and sources of law that govern and regulate access to U.S. health care system.

Holistic understanding of the various aspects of the healthcare system related to sources of care, sources of payment, and regulatory and other legal systems that constrain and control the behavior of these sources and how these sources impact each other. Lab component includes methods of legal research to locate sources of health care regulations that require compliance and to collect required information.

This course introduces students to the complex world of healthcare compliance. It will prepare students to develop and maintain compliance programs for medical facilities by teaching them the pertinent federal laws and regulations, providing an overview of enforcement and regulatory agencies, and developing ethical protocols.

This course will utilize reading materials, case studies, and hospital risk management scenarios. Through these materials, students will learn to identify legal, ethical, administrative, compliance, risk management and patient safety issues and reach resolutions for the problems presented. Students will also learn how risk management has changed since the 1998 IOM Report and how the changes impact patients and providers.

Understanding the role and duties of public health officials in the healthcare delivery system, the various public health regimes that require compliance, and the role of public health funding streams in achieving quality compliance for private parties. Overview of health delivery systems in other nations.

This course introduces healthcare professionals enrolled in the Law School's Health law master's or certificate programs to basic leadership principles, and to the hard and soft skills needed to effectively lead healthcare organizations.

Bioethical issues and legal ethical issues that influence health care professional norms and regulatory structures.

Health care contracts.

Medicare reporting and structural requirements for hospitals.

Identification, prioritization, and management of various risks faced by health care professionals and institutions.

Understanding of the requirements for properly billing third-party payers and survey of federal laws and regulations that prohibit healthcare fraud and self-dealing.

Advanced issues in bill coding and justification and complexities of fraud and self-dealing prohibitions.

Requirements for organizations that handle protected health information, including information about which entities need to comply with laws protecting such information and to what extent.

A supervised research paper or project on a topic related to health systems compliance or other law related issues affecting a health care system. Study culminates in a 30-50 page paper or equivalent research project.