HCM 4020 - Legal and Ethical Issues in Healthcare Administration

(3 units)

Students will examine existing regulations and how organizations are managing compliance and implementation of regulations while maintaining best practices in business and profitability. The course will also examine how regulations are influencing strategies firms make in approaching market opportunities while working with regulating agencies and advocacy groups. Students will learn how environment and occupation health influence strategic business decisions in a global market. The course focuses on three areas of importance to students of health care management: Ethics, Human Rights, and Cultural Diversity as they relate to personal, community and global health. Students examine the impact of the Affordable Care Act in the insurance industry, hospitals and integrated health care systems, physician groups, community clinics and advocacy/Not-for-Profit organizations.