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IPEH 810 - Health Care and the Law: What Every Health Care Provider Should Know



Cr Hrs: 1 (16-0-0)
PD

This interdisciplinary course is designed for students in the health professions who treat patients. The course will provide a broad overview of the legal issues that will impact their professional practice every day. Students who complete this course will learn how to determine if there is a provider-patient relationship; how to obtain the appropriate consent; when it is permissible or required to disclose protected health information; the legal requirements of medical records; how to avoid lawsuits; how to deal with patients who are dying and their families; the legal issues of treating patients with communicable diseases, the legal issues of treating patients who have a mental illness; business aspects of a health profession; and prescribing practices.

Grade Mode: P/F

Mode of Delivery (Online or Hybrid): Online
Term Offered: Fall




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