HEALTH CARE LAW

Masters of Science in Health Care Administration

MHA 560

Breyer State University
Instructor: Dominick L. Flarey, Ph.D., MBA, RN,CS, CNAA, FACHE

SYLLABUS

COURSE OVERVIEW: I am happy to provide you with information and instructions regarding this course. This is an exciting course and I am sure you will learn some of the most interesting principles related to the specialty of Health Care Law and its application to practice as a manager/executive. After successful completion of the course, you will have a much greater understanding of the legal issues that are applicable to the delivery of health care services, as well as some of the most current and pressing issues in care delivery. You will also understand the importance of acquiring knowledge and skill in this area of practice in order to safe guard your clients, the organization and yourself, from liability. Learning and understanding Health Care Law is one of the hallmarks of graduate education in health care delivery; whether clinical or administrative.

TIME FRAME: This is a four-semester hour course. This course is allotted 10 weeks of time. You must complete all of the requirements for the course successfully by the end of the 10-week period. The first day of week one will begin the day that you register for the course, or the day which you notify me that your textbook has arrived and you are ready to begin your studies. Please be cognizant of the time frame. It is rare that extensions of time are permitted, unless you have good justification. Upon successful completion of this course, you will be awarded four semester hours of credit.

TEXTBOOK: There is one (1) required textbook for this course. Please purchase your book as soon as possible.

Book 1: Legal Aspects of Health Care Administration, 9th edition,  By: George D. Pozgar.  Sudbury; Jones and Bartlett Publishers Inc. 2004. ISBN # 763739278.

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You will find the textbook for this course to be one of the best available for the study of Health Care Law and related Legal Issues. It is packed with information, as well as presentation of related court cases with analysis.

EXAMINATIONS: There are two examinations for this course. There is a mid-term examination and a final examination. Both examinations are objective type. The examinations are "open" book. They thoroughly test knowledge in key areas of course content. While open book, they require thought and knowledge of the related content for successful completion. Both examinations are taken "online." When you are ready to take the examinations, access the website, and take the examination. The examinations are graded after completion and you will be notified almost immediately of your score.

Written Assignments: there are weekly written assignments for this course. Full information and discussion questions are provided to enrolled students.

GRADE ASSIGNMENT FOR EXAMINATIONS: You will receive a letter grade, based on your over all score achievement. The grading scale is as follows:

90-100%    = A
80-89%      = B
70-79%      = C
60-69%      = D
Below 60% = Fail

You will receive a letter grade for each examination. Your final course grade will be a computer average of the scores you achieve on both examinations, plus your written assignments and the research paper.

SUMMARY: This course is a graduate course for students in the Masters program in Health Care Administration. This is an intermediate level health care law course that focuses on the many principles and theories of the law as it relates to health care delivery and especially health care management and administration. The course allows you to progress through from applications in the law, both generally, and in relation to health care liability. As you progress, you begin to learn the application of principles to many dimensions of health care. You follow the course and chapter objectives and proceed to higher levels of understanding of the principles of law in health care, as well as the many risks and potential liabilities facing health care practitioners and managers today. Some of the topics/subjects covered include; the legal system, tort law, professional negligence, contracts, anti-trust issues, corporate liability, issues regarding the medical staff, issues regarding specific health care practitioners, nursing law, department liabilities, information systems and management, issues of consent, reporting requirements, patients rights, AIDS, malpractice insurance, labor relations, employment law, managed care and risk reduction. This course prepares graduate students to operationalize the learned principles into actual management/administrative practice. Learning will provide you with the necessary foundation to apply these principles in the job setting as well as prepare you for advanced study in health care law.

ABOUT YOUR INSTRUCTOR: Dominick L. Flarey, Ph.D., MBA, RN,CS, CNAA, FACHE- is President of Dominick L. Flarey & Associates, a health care consulting firm, and The Center for Medical-Legal Consulting. He is a Certified Legal Nurse Consultant, and is the Editor in Chief of JONA's ( journal of nursing administration's) Healthcare Law, Ethics & Regulation. He has held positions as a certified nurse practitioner, associate administrator of patient care, chief operating office and administrator in acute care hospitals. He was an executive consultant to a national "big 6" accounting firm's health care practice and was a service line administrator and consultant for case management for another national consulting firm. He holds a BSN, an MBA, and Doctorates in nursing administration and management.

Dr. Flarey is certified in nursing administration advanced and as an adult nurse practitioner by the American Nurses Association Credentialing Center. He is a board certified health care executive by the American College of Healthcare Executives, and is a Fellow in the college. He is also certified as a Medical-Legal Consultant. He is Professor of the Legal Nurse Consulting Certificate Program at Canyon College. He lectures around the country extensively on legal and ethical issues related to health care practice.

He is a member of the editorial boards of the Journal of Nursing Administration, Seminars for Nurse Managers, Case Management: Managing the Process of Patient Care, and Nursing Outcomes. He has authored over 50 published articles in peer-reviewed journals.

Dr. Flarey is editor/author of the book, "Redesigning Nursing Care Delivery: Transforming Our Future," published by Lippincott/Raven publishers. He is also co-editor/author of the following books by Aspen Publishers: "Reengineering Nursing and Health Care: The Handbook for Organizational Transformation," winner of a 1995 AJN book of the year award, "The Handbook of Nursing Case Management: Health Care Delivery in a World of Managed Care," "Case Studies in Case Management," "Health Care Outcomes: Collaborative, Path-Based Approaches," and "Cardiovascular Outcomes: Collaborative, Path-Based Approaches," and "Process-Centered Healthcare Organizations."

INSTRUCTOR AVAILABILITY: Upon registration, you will be given my e-mail address. I am available periodically through e-mail, so please e-mail me any questions that may occur. That is why I am here. I will do everything to help you as much as possible. Please do not wait until the end of the class to try to get help. It will be too late. Anytime your grade falls below C, I will try to contact you about it. If I do not, please do not hesitate to contact me through e-mail.

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