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Center for Curriculum and Transfer Articulation
Legal Issues in Health Care
Course: HCC130AE

First Term: 2017 Fall
 Lecture   0.5 Credit(s)   0.5 Period(s)   0.5 Load  
Subject Type: Occupational
Load Formula: S - Standard Load


Description: Basic legal terminology used in the health care setting. Legal concepts related to health care employment, medical documentation, and communication. Introduction to regulatory requirements in health care.



MCCCD Official Course Competencies
1. Describe basic laws and regulations which govern health care and health care employment. (I)
2. Describe regulatory requirements and agencies which relate to health care professionals, occupations, and facilities. (II)
3. Identify legal guidelines related to documenting, authenticating, and correcting medical records. (III)
4. Describe current issues related to Health Information Technology (HIT). (III)
5. Apply legal guidelines in a variety of health care situations. (IV)
MCCCD Official Course Competencies must be coordinated with the content outline so that each major point in the outline serves one or more competencies. MCCCD faculty retains authority in determining the pedagogical approach, methodology, content sequencing, and assessment metrics for student work. Please see individual course syllabi for additional information, including specific course requirements.
 
MCCCD Official Course Outline
I. Health Care Laws and Regulations
   A. Terminology
      1. Accountability
      2. Assault
      3. Battery
      4. Fraud
      5. Law
      6. Legislation
      7. Liability
      8. Malpractice
      9. Negligence
      10. Regulation
      11. Responsibility
      12. Slander
   B. Health care employment concepts
      1. Personal
      2. Patient
      3. Physician
   C. Patient abuse and reporting requirements
      1. Children
      2. Elder
      3. Domestic
   D. Risk management
      1. Role
      2. Function
      3. Reporting procedure
II. Regulatory Requirements and Agencies
   A. Professional certification, licensure and registration
   B. Institutional certification/licensure
      1. Federal certification/Medicare
      2. State licensure
   C. Federal regulations and standards
      1. Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA)
      2. Medicare/Health Care Finance Administration
      3. Health and Human Services (HHS)
      4. Food and Drug Administration (FDA)
   D. Voluntary accreditation
      1. Joint Commission on Accreditation of Hospitals (JCAH)
      2. National Council for Quality Assurance (NCQA)
      3. Others
III. Legal Guidelines for Medical Documentation including Health Information Technology (HIT)
   A. Ownership of medical record
   B. Access
   C. Release of information
   D. Documenting in record
   E. Alteration
IV. Health Care Legal Situations
   A. Privacy
   B. Confidentiality
   C. Privileged communication
 
MCCCD Governing Board Approval Date: June 27, 2017

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