Updated October 8, 2011
Syllabus
Legal Iss Relevnt Hlthcare Adm - GMU HAP 750 - Fall 2011
Class time - Thursday, 4:30 PM to 7:15 PM
No class September 29, 2011
No Class November 24, 2011
To my Fall 2011 term health law students:
Welcome to health law. Please know that the course text materials to be purchased for the Fall 2011 term are listed below. Additional course materials and information regarding our course may from time to time be posted on HEALTHLAWYERBLOG for ready-reference http://www.healthlawyerblog.com.
The texts for our course are:
Pocket Edition of the Constitution of the United States;
Furrow, Greaney, Johnson, Jost and Schwartz' Health Care Reform: Supplementary Materials (2011), Second Edition By Barry R Furrow, Thomas L. Greaney, Sandra H. Johnson, Timothy S Jost, Robert L. Schwartz Book - softbound copyright 2011; and
Furrow, Greaney, Johnson, Jost and Schwartz' Health Law, Cases, Materials and Problems, Abridged 6th Edition By Barry R Furrow, Thomas L. Greaney, Sandra H. Johnson, Timothy S Jost, Robert L. Schwartz Book - softbound copyright: 2008.
Our course objectives include the following concepts and understandings:
1. Describe legal principles for making professional and administrative decisions affecting health care service delivery.
2. Examine statues, regulations and case law relevant to health professional's licensure, including practices acts, contracts and employment law.
3. Explain state and federal legislative and regulatory activities related to quality oversight for health services.
4. Develop strategies for regulatory compliance for quality health systems, consistent with case law.
5. Develop conflict management and resolution skills to facilitate issue resolution with legal frameworks.
6. Compare fiduciary responsibility for healthcare systems.
The syllabus for our course is set forth below, subject to change, and with additional readings to be assigned from time to time as appropriate.
September 1, 2011 - Welcome, orientation, introductory discussion of health law
September 8, 2011 - U. S. Constitution and Bill of Rights, text pages 1-56, supplement pages 1-27
September 15, 2011 - Text pages 57-90
September 22, 2011 - Text pages 122-167
http://www.nytimes.com/2011/09/22/us/university-of-chicago-gets-42-million-gift-for-bucksbaum-institute.html?_r=1
http://www.usatoday.com/money/perfi/basics/story/2011-09-13/cosmetic-surgery-investigation/50395494/1
http://www.usatoday.com/news/opinion/letters/story/2011-09-21/cosmetic-surgery/50500756/1?loc=interstitialskip
http://www.ahrq.gov/news/press/pr2011/questionspr.htm
September 29, 2011 - (no class)
October 6, 2011 - Text pages 536-576, supplement pages 212-225
October 13, 2011 - Text pages 90-120 - HIPAA and beyond
http://www.hhs.gov/ocr/privacy/hipaa/understanding/index.html
http://www.hhs.gov/ocr/privacy/hipaa/administrative/index.html
http://www.hhs.gov/ocr/privacy/hipaa/administrative/statute/index.html
http://www.medicare.gov/privacypractices.asp
http://www.hhs.gov/ocr/privacy/hipaa/understanding/coveredentities/notice.html
http://www.hhs.gov/ocr/privacy/hipaa/understanding/consumers/noticepp.html
http://www.va.gov/vhapublications/viewpublication.asp?pub_id=1089
http://www.sibley.org/general_info/medical_information_privacy_notice.aspx
http://www.inova.org/upload/docs/Patients%20&%20Visitors/privacy-policy.pdf
October 20, 2011 - Medicare and beyond
Text pages 369-395, Supplement pages 165-188, 202-211
www.medicare.gov/Publications/Pubs/pdf/10050.pdf
October 27, 2011 - Text pages 369-395, Supplement pages 165-188, 202-211
November 3, 2011 - Text pages 707-750
Life, death, research, genetics, consent to treatment, Furrow et al. supplement pgs 246 - 285
http://www.vsb.org/site/public/healthcare-decisions-day
http://www.vsb.org/site/public/healthcare-decisions-day/#links
and study generally the Ms. Terry Schiavo materials cited on the following linked web page:
http://news.findlaw.com/legalnews/lit/schiavo/
and see the Virginia State Code page at:
http://leg1.state.va.us/cgi-bin/legp504.exe?000+cod+54.1-2981
and use the "next" feature at right side top of the pages to study generally the Virginia Health Care Decisions Act.
See also:
http://www.healthleadersmedia.com/print/FIN-271774/Advance-Directives-Curb-Hospital-Costs-In-HighSpending-Regions
http://jama.ama-assn.org/content/306/13/1447.full
November 10, 2011 - Presentation of papers
November 17, 2011 - Presentation of papers
November 24, 2011 - (no class)
December 1, 2011 - Presentation of papers
December 8, 2011 - (final class) Presentation of papers
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GMU Honor Code Expectations
Students must adhere to the GMU honor code at all times
“To promote a stronger sense of mutual responsibility, respect, trust, and fairness among all members of the George Mason University community and with the desire for greater academic and personal achievement, we, the student members of the university community, have set forth this honor code: Student members of the George Mason University community pledge not to cheat, plagiarize, steal, or lie in matters related to academic work.” George Mason University Catalog, 2010-2011.
http://catalog.gmu.edu/content.php?catoid=15&navoid=1039#Honor
Accommodation for Individuals with Disabilities
George Mason University is committed to complying with the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 and the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 by providing reasonable accommodations for disabled applicants for admission, student applicants for employment, employees, and visitors. Applicants for admission and students requiring specific accommodations for a disability should contact the Disability Resource Center at 703-993-2474, or the Equity Office at 703-993-8730. Students and employees are responsible for providing appropriate documentation and requesting reasonable accommodation in a timely manner. George Mason University Catalog, 2010-2011.
http://catalog.gmu.edu/content.php?catoid=15&navoid=1045&returnto=search#Conduct
Cell Phone/PDA/IPAD/Laptop Devices
The sound features of electronic voice and messaging communication devices must be turned off while in class. Laptops, IPADs and other devices are permitted to be used in class. Classes may not be recorded.
Expectations: students are responsible for assigned reading and are expected to arrive on time for each class and to stay for the duration of each class, and actively to contribute to classroom discussions.
Final grade
- Final term paper including presentation in class 60%
- Class participation (discussion/activities) 20%
- Submission of periodic writing assignments 20%
100%
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Welcome to my students for Legal Iss Relevnt Hlthcare Adm - Fall 2011 - GMU HAP 750. The required texts are:
1. Furrow, Greaney, Johnson, Jost and Schwartz' Health Law, Cases, Materials and Problems, Abridged 6th Edition By Barry R Furrow, Thomas L. Greaney, Sandra H. Johnson, Timothy S Jost, Robert L. Schwartz Book - softbound Copyright: 2008, West Group
2. Furrow, Greaney, Johnson, Jost and Schwartz' Health Care Reform: Supplementary Materials (2011) By Barry R Furrow, Thomas L. Greaney, Sandra H. Johnson, Timothy S Jost, Robert L. Schwartz Book - softbound Copyright: 2011, West Group
3. Pocket Edition of the Constitution of the United States, Publication Date: 1998 American Bar Association Division for Public Education
The ISBN numbers of the texts are:
1. ISBN-13: 9780314277503
2. ISBN-13: 9780314196026
3. ISBN-13: 9781891743009
The bookstore should have sufficient copies of these texts available before the first class, but please note that the 2011 Supplementary Materials are not published yet and there might be some delay in availability. Be sure to note the 2011 publication date; don't buy the 2010 publication date Supplementary Materials.
The syllabus for our course, updated to reflect the many new developments in health law, will be available only after I receive CVs of my health law students and after we meet at our first class. This enables me to redesign our course, as much as reasonably is possible, to complement the experience and interests, and goals, of my health law students, because our course is all about you. It will be my pleasure to meet you at our first class.
