Course Description
If you’ve been searching for a comprehensive education on the most pressing healthcare law issues of today, then this course is for you. 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. Throughout this course you’ll learn about topics such as medical error liability, managed care contracting, patient rights, equal opportunity in the workplace and more.
Course Topics
- 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, non-profits and boards of directors
- Human resources and legal considerations
- Important statutes every physician should know
- Coding and billing requirements
- Marketing, strategies and mistakes
- Patient privacy and dealing with breaches
- Medical records, ownership and access
- Power of attorney, living wills and guardianships
- Risk management, telemedicine and informed consent
Course Objectives
After completing this course, you will be able to:
- Interpret statutes and judicial opinions that affect healthcare
- Examine how the law affects business relationships and the health care decision-making process
- Explore legal trends in legal liability for hospitals and managed care organizations
- Determine ways to reduce risk and improve the quality of patient care
- Identify problem practitioners and develop effective strategies for dealing with them
- Review issues related to managed care, such as key contract provisions
Meet the Faculty
Mike Sacopulos, JD
Throughout this course, Mike Sacopulos, Founder and President at Medical Risk Institute, will share his expertise in healthcare law through examples, stories and case studies. You will gain new knowledge related to the laws and regulations that have helped inform healthcare in the past, as well as those that continue to inform healthcare decision-making today. In addition, you’ll have a unique opportunity to learn about legal considerations in areas such as healthcare marketing, human resources and insurance from select experts. By the end of this course, you will be able to identify potential legal dangers and explain nuances of the law that have shaped healthcare.
Disclaimer
The American Association for Physician Leadership® is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to provide continuing medical education for physicians. The American Association for Physician Leadership® staff and the faculty presented for this activity have no relevant financial relationships with commercial interests to disclose. The American Association for Physician Leadership® designates this enduring material for a maximum of 8 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s) ™. Physicians should only claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity. Once you click “accept disclaimer,” you will have access to course material and no refund will be allowed for this course.
Collaborators
The content in this course was developed and vetted in collaboration with Mike Sacopulos.
Key Dates
Original Course Release Date: August 2020
Course Review and Renewal Date: August 2023
Course Expiration Date: August 2026
Your Course Access Expires: 365 days from your purchase of the course
Course Access Policy
Once you click “accept disclaimer,” you will have access to course material and no refund will be allowed for this course.
