HEALTH CARE LAW

Doctor of Nursing Science Degree

NRS 700

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

SYLLABUS

COURSE OVERVIEW: 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.

This is a doctoral level course. It is formatted to be self-directed, along with one-on-one mentoring by faculty. As your instructor, you and I communicate throughout your time spent in this important study. Communication can be by email, fax, phone, etc. As a graduate level course, you must be prepared to operationalize the concepts learned into the reality of today's health care environment. The readings in the text, the analysis of case studies supplied in the text, our discussions, and your weekly assignments will assist in meeting this broad based goal.

TIME FRAME: This is a six-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 text book(s) have 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 six semester hours of credit.

TEXTBOOKS: There is one (1) required textbook for this course.

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

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

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SUMMARY: This course is a doctoral level course for you in the Doctor of Nursing Science Degree Program. This is an upper 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 you 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.

The course is formatted as an online course. There is a mid-term and a final examination. You are encouraged to submit questions and discuss issues and problems in health care law with me. Reading assignments from the text book are assigned with supporting objectives. There are weekly written responses to related questions that are to be turned into me as detailed in the online classroom. This is a 10-week course and you must complete it within this time-frame.

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. He is also the President of Breyer State University.

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."

EXAMINATIONS: There are two examinations for this course. There is a mid-term examination and a final examination. Both examinations are objective type and "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." The examinations are accessed through the website for the University.

ASSIGNMENTS: There are written weekly assignments that are completed and e-mailed to me.

PREREQUISITE: This is a doctoral level course. You must have been accepted into the doctoral degree program at Breyer State University, in order to register for this course.

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