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Office Phone: 630-792-5926 / 708-672-5151

E-mail: kpage@jcaho.org

Course Dates: June 5, 12, 19, 26, and July 10th

Course Time: 6-10 pm, Whiting Campus – Room 413

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.

Prerequisites: completion of program to date

Learning Outcomes/ Competencies:

Students in this course will:

Be able to identify legal issues arising in the health care setting.
Be able to identify sources for support in dealing with those issues.
Understand the process for medical malpractice litigation and document confidentiality

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 Week 3

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.

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 Week 5

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

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 @ Weeks 3 & 5

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.

Class Assignments:

Week One:	Read Chapters 1-4 of the text “Regulation of….”	Regulation of HCP’s
Week Two:	Read Chapters 4-8 of text “Regulation of….”
Week Three:	Read hand outs start reading for week4-5	Medical malpractice, atty/client privilege
Week Four:	Read the ABA manual on employment law
Week Five:	Finish ABA manual, read handouts on corporate compliance, advanced directives JCAHO etc.

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.

Office: Room #

Prerequisites: completion of program to date

Class Assignments:

Regulation of HCP’s