Health Law

Courses

For course descriptions not found in the UC San Diego General Catalog, 2009–10, please contact the department for more information.

REQUIRED COURSES (from UCSD)

HLAW 201. Introduction to Medical/Health Care Practice (3)

This overview for the non-medical professional examines the environment in which the medical practitioner must manage the patient relationship and deal with legal concerns. Topics include patient safety and privacy, medical technology and research, pharmaceutics, and economics. Cases are used. Prerequisite: M.A.S. health law student or consent of instructor.

HLAW 207A. Principles in Health Law and Policy A (6)

This course presents a comprehensive view of modern issues at the intersection of healthcare and law, with an emphasis on improving understanding and synergy between the professions. The course stresses foundational understanding of how health law and policy is formulated and the application of health law and policy in current practice. A portion of the class is devoted to group work where students select and study issues in depth to build a framework for resolving enduring challenges in the field. A variety of timely topics on the health law system and procedures/processes, such as Medicare and MediCal coverage, are introduced to reinforce understanding. Students who have taken HLAW 202A–C, HLAW 203A–C, or HLAW 204A–C may not receive credit for HLAW 207A. Prerequisite: M.A.S. health law student or consent of department.

HLAW 207B. Principles in Health Law and Policy B (6)

This course presents a comprehensive view of modern issues at the intersection of healthcare and law, with an emphasis on improving understanding and synergy between the professions. The course stresses foundational understanding of how health law and policy is formulated and the application of health law and policy in current practice. A portion of the class is devoted to group work where students select and study issues in depth to build a framework for resolving enduring challenges in the field. A variety of timely topics on the health law system and procedures/processes, such as Medicare and MediCal coverage, are introduced to reinforce understanding. Students who have taken HLAW 202A–C, HLAW 203A–C, or HLAW 204A–C may not receive credit for HLAW 207B. Prerequisite: HLAW207A, M.A.S. health law student, or consent of department.

HLAW 296. Capstone Project (6)

The Capstone Project (CP) is the cornerstone of the M.A.S. Program. Students will be involved in a high-level applied research project that integrates what they have learned in an area related to or more of the topics covered in the formal curriculum. Students’ work will be evaluated by a committee of faculty and may also include industry advisors when appropriate. Prerequisite: M.A.S. health law student or consent of instructor.

PRESCRIBED ELECTIVES
(from UCSD)

HLAW 205A. Bioethics Seminar—Clinical Focus A (2)

This seminar examines bioethical concerns and considerations from a clinical perspective. Using medical literature and case law, topics such as bioethics principles, informed consent, technology and reproduction, surrogacy, fetal rights, and the right to die are presented and discussed. Prerequisite: M.A.S. health law student or consent of instructor.

HLAW 205B. Bioethics Seminar—Clinical Focus B (2)

The seminar broadens the focus on the patient/doctor relationship and medical ethical issues in healthcare policy at the national and global levels. Topics include allocation of scarce medical resources; compulsory public health measures; clinical research in the developing world; and cross-cultural medical practice. Prerequisite: M.A.S. health law student or consent of instructor.

LHCO 205. Modern Health Care Organizations (4)

Describes and analyzes the dynamics responsible for the change in health care delivery and effects on development of modern health care organizations. Describes actions taken by employers, insurers, consumers, and government, and analyzes the effects on physicians and provider organizations. Prerequisite: M.A.S. health law student or consent of instructor.

LHCO 206. Topics in Financial Management/Decision-Making in Health Care (2)

Presents real-life applications in health care provider organizations of financial management and decision-making. Topics include budgeting, uses of financial reports, development of long-range forecasts, benchmarking, business plan development, and actuarial analysis in projecting health care delivery costs. Prerequisite: M.A.S. health law student or consent of instructor.

LHCO 213. Financial Accounting and Analysis (2)

Students will learn the use of financial information within a healthcare organization. Topics covered will include capital structure, working capital and cash management, the time value of money, and capital budgeting. Students who have taken LHCO 208 may not receive credit for LHCO 213. Prerequisite: admission to the M.A.S. in the leadership of healthcare organizations program or consent of department.

HLAW 208. Influencing Public Policy (2)

Students will learn the basic policy framework in the U.S. (i.e., the “legal process”) and points at which this framework can be influenced to formulate public policy in healthcare. Prerequisite: M.A.S. health law student or consent of department.

GENERAL ELECTIVES

Varies. Refer to list of elective courses from UCSD and California Western School of Law.