HEALTH LAW

This survey course will cover the principles that govern and influence the interaction of patients, payors, and providers in the field traditionally referred to as "health law." Coverage includes establishment of the physician-patient relationship, privacy and confidentiality, medical malpractice, conflicts of interest, health care financing, federal preemption, billing fraud, public health law, proposals for health care reform, regulation of drugs and devices, licensure of health professions, and regulation of health facilities, including emergency departments. The course content will be in part driven by the students themselves delving deeper into assigned topics, through class presentations.