Introduction to the concepts of medical law and ethics for health care practitioners. Topics include bioethics, general liability for the medical office, collection practices, civil and criminal law, licensing, malpractice, informed consent, medical records, hiring practices, and case studies in medical ethics.
Legal terminology related to medical practice is covered.
To give the student knowledge of how to prepare various medical records. To teach the student the local, state, and federal governmental regulations for documents of statutory reports. To teach the student how to properly document all activity related to patient care. To teach the student how to use appropriate guidelines when releasing medical records and other information. To give the student knowledge of the requirements for rescinding a consent to release information previously given by the patient.