• For Weeks 1,2,3,4,5,6, you may write one paragraph (500 words or more) about what you learned that week.
• I don’t mean to repeat the DQ responses. Instead, go week by week, read all participation posts and generate a paragraph of 500 words or more about what you learned that week.
• Repeat for all 6 weeks.

Topic 1: Introduction to Ethics in Health Care

Objectives:

1. Apply ethical theories to facilitate health care decision making.
2. Describe the importance of reasoning in the decision-making process

Topic 2: Introduction to Legal Aspects in Health Care

Objectives:

1. Delineate the elements of an enforceable contract.
2. Examine the key components of contracts with health care providers.
3. Describe the role and importance of the credentialing and privileging process.

Topic 3: Legal Issues With Health Care Providers

Objectives:

1. Analyze the legal and ethical issues in health care.

Topic 4: Regulatory Law

Objectives:

1. Describe the elements of the Stark laws and their impact on providers.
2. Apply the requirements of EMTALA law to a case scenario.

Topic 5: Antitrust and Ethical Business Practices

Objectives:

1. Discuss the importance of ethical business practices.
2. Describe the three main antitrust statutes.

Topic 6: Employment Law

Objectives:

1. Examine the concept of employment at will and the public policy exceptions to it.
2. Identify labor and management rights in a labor dispute.