LAW6605

LAW 6605 - Health Law (3 Cr.)

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LAW 6605 - Health Law (3 Cr.)

Course description

This course is a comprehensive introduction to health law. We will investigate the organization of health care delivery in the United States; the nature of the physician-patient relationship; methods of quality control; responses to harm and error, including through medical malpractice litigation; problems of access to health care; and approaches to cost control. We will also analyze proposals for health care reform.

Minimum credits

3

Maximum credits

3

Is this course repeatable?

No

Grading basis

A-F - A-F Grade Basis

Lecture

Fulfills the writing intensive requirement?

No

Typically offered term(s)

Periodic Fall