Calumet College of St.
Joseph
SYLLABUS FOR
Legal Environment of
Health Care
Term: Fall, 2001-2002
(011)
Course Number: HCM 414
Instructor: Kimberly M Page
Office
Phone: 630-792-5926/708-672-5151
E-mail: kpage@jcaho.org
Course
Dates: February 12-March 12 2002
Course
Time: 6-10 pm
Instructor
Background: RN BSN, JD : Currently
practicing law and working for the
Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations. Employed as a nurse in various fields for 12
years.
Course
Description: This course will cover the following issues:
employment law, licensing and credentialing of staff, medical malpractice,
advanced directives, corporate compliance, and current issues and trends in
health care law.
Learning
Outcomes/ Competencies:
Students in this
course will:
Textbooks:
ABA Guide on Employment law
Text on Regulating Health
care Workers
Learning
Strategies: Group Discussions, Lecturing, Research and Writing
Assessment:Written
papers
Assignment
1 due February 26 2002
Write
a 5 page paper APA style on one of the two following topics
Impaired
Physicians, recommendations for treatment, discipline, rehabilitation etc.
Pick
one state and find what legal requirements that state has for dealing with
impaired MD’s, collaborate with fellow students to ensure that everyone has
picked a different state.
Or
Nationwide
standards for licensure and
credentialing. This paper would be a policy argument for or against national
standards in licensure and credentialing. This would be e persuasive paper, not
an expository paper.
Assignment
2 due March 12
Write
a 5 page paper relating the ADA to impaired workers. Discuss identification of those impaired, the legal
responsibility to the public and to the worker , and discuss appropriate
methods of dealing with this worker
Or
The
impact of medical malpractice on the health care industry. This could be either
a research paper or persuasive( pro v. con).
Papers
__80_____%
of grade
Class
participation/collaboration/attendance/assignments __20_____% of grade
Class
Policy for Assignments: Papers not turned in on time will have a grade
reduction
Class
Policy on Attendance: It is a serious matter when a student
misses even one session due to the accelerated format of the program. If the student misses more than one session,
the student is required to withdraw form the module by contacting the Academic
Advisor and their instructor.
Topics/Assignments:
Two written assignments due @/26/02 and 3/12/02
Class
Participation: Class Participation: Is vital to the learning
process. Students will be prepared to
discuss the assigned material. Class
participation may affect the student’s final grade.
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Week
One: |
Read
Chapters 1-4 of the text “Regulation
of….” |
Regulation
of HCP’s
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Week
Two: |
Read
Chapters 4-8 of text “Regulation
of….” |
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Week
Three: |
Read
hand outs start reading
for week4-5 |
Medical
malpractice, atty/client privilege |
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Week
Four: |
Read
the ABA manual on employment law |
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Week
Five: |
Finish
ABA manual, read handouts on corporate compliance, advanced directives JCAHO
etc. |
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Center
for Academic Excellence:
Tutoring
assistance is free to all students of Calumet College of St. Joseph. Call the
Center for Academic Excellence (CAE), to make an appointment at 473-4287. The
Center has experienced and well-trained tutors in most subject areas to help
students who are struggling in a course or who are doing well and would like to
do better. Regular weekly tutoring sessions are likely to improve your grade.
Statement
of Plagiarism:
If an instructor or other Calumet College of St.
Joseph personnel find that a student has plagiarized or been involved in
another form of academic dishonesty, the instructor or other personnel may
elect to bring the matter up for judicial review. The maximum penalty for any
form of academic dishonesty is dismissal from the College. The procedures for
judicial review are listed under the section of CCSJ handbook that addresses
student grievances. (Academic Planner 2001/2002 p.27)
Citation
Guidelines:
Calumet College
of St. Joseph adheres to citation guidelines as prescribed by the particular
discipline (i.e., MLA, APA, and Chicago Manual of Style or Turabian.). All of these guidelines are available in the
Calumet College of St. Joseph library or bookstore. These texts outline how to cite references from a variety of
sources, including electronic media.
Withdrawal
from Classes Policy: Please see the Degree Completion Program’s
Student Handbook for withdrawal policy.
All withdrawals are completed through the Degree Completion Academic
Advisor’s office.