MEDA205 Medical Law and Ethics

Department of Business Studies: Medical Assisting

  1. Course Number and Title

    MEDA205 Medical Law and Ethics

  2. Number of Credits

    3 credits

  3. Minimum Number of Instructional Minutes Per Semester

    2250

  4. Prerequisites

    None

    Corequisites

    None

  5. Other Pertinent Information

    None

  6. Catalog Course Description

    This course is an introduction to the concepts of medical law and ethics for health care practitioners. Topics including criminal and civil acts, contracts, negligence, and ethical concepts as they relate to the medical profession. Managed care, HIPAA and other health care legislative rulings are discussed.

  7. Required Course Content and Direction

    1. Learning Goals:

      1. Course
        2. Students will
        1. demonstrate an understanding of legal issues dealing with the law, intentional and quasi-intentional torts, professional liability insurance, informed consent issues and documentation;
        2. demonstrate an understanding of ethical issues in health occupations;
        3. demonstrate an understanding of common areas of liability and litigation that include administrative and medical records, laboratory, medical equipment, patient care and conflict management; and
        4. demonstrate an understanding of managed care and HIPAA regulation in the medical office.

      2. Core (if applicable)
        3. This course is not included in the Core.

    2. Planned Sequence of Topics and/or Learning Activities:

      1. legal issues with law
      2. intentional and quasi-intentional torts
      3. professional liability insurance
      4. informed consent issues
      5. documentation and the allied health professional
      6. legal and ethical issues affecting educators and students
      7. ethical issues in health occupations
      8. administrative and medical record liability and litigation
      9. clinical laboratory liability
      10. medical equipment liability and litigation
      11. patient care liability and litigation
      12. conflict management and the healthcare provider

    3. Assessment Methods for Core Learning Goals:

      1. Course
        2. The assessment of course learning goals will be based on classroom discussions, written exams, assignments, papers, and/or performance based tasks and projects.

      2. Core (if applicable)
        3. This course is not included in the Core.

    4. Reference, Resource, or Learning Materials to be used by Students:

      See course format.

  8. Teaching Methods Employed

    Section VIII is not being used in new and revised syllabi as of 12/10/08.

Review/Approval Date - 2/99; Revised 12/2009