Essentials of Health Law

THE CHALLENGE: The world of healthcare law encompasses a wide body of the law regulating the provision of healthcare services and governing the relationship between healthcare providers and their recipients. How does a physician analyze the most pressing healthcare law issues of today?

KEY TAKEAWAYS

Physician leaders need a working knowledge of healthcare law. They must develop the skill sets required to stay informed and meet the challenges ahead by:

• Interpreting statutes and judicial opinions that affect healthcare.

• Examining how the law affects business relationships and the healthcare decision-making process.

• Exploring legal trends in legal liability for hospitals and managed care organizations.

• Determining ways to reduce risk and improve the quality of patient care.

• Identifying problem practitioners and developing effective strategies for dealing with them.

• Reviewing issues related to managed care, such as key contract provisions.

THE BOTTOM LINE: With this new Essentials of Health Law course, physician leaders will learn about issues such as medical error liability, managed care contracting, patient rights, equal opportunity in the workplace, and more. Topics include:

• Laws, statutes, and regulations that govern healthcare

• Contracts in the world of medicine — oral and written

• Corporate practice of medicine, ownership, and oversight

• Medical malpractice litigation, process, and roles

• Insurance policies, carriers, and claims

• Profits, nonprofits, and boards of directors

• Human resources and legal considerations

• Coding and billing requirements

• Patient privacy and dealing with breaches

• Medical records, ownership, and access

• Power of attorney, living wills, and guardianships

• Risk management, telemedicine, and informed consent

Continuing education in health law is essential for physician leaders.

Essentials of Health Law is part of the American Association for Physician Leadership’s online curriculum. The American Association for Physician Leadership® designates this enduring material for a maximum of 8 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™.

More information about our educational offerings can be found at physicianleaders.org/education.