Course Outline
Unit 01: Introduction
Lesson 01: Intro to Health Care Malpractice
Lesson 02: Defining Sickness and Quality in Health Care
Lesson 03: The Problem of Medical Error
Lesson 04: Obligation to Provide Care: Physician Duty
Lesson 05 Obligation to Provide Care: Hospital Duty
Lesson 06: The Contract Between Patient and Physician
Unit 02: Liability of Health Care Professionals
Lesson 07: Standard of Care - Part I
Lesson 08: Standard of Care - Part II
Les Lesson 10: Defenses to a Malpractice Suit - Part I
Lesson 11: Defenses to a Malpractice Suit - Part II
Lesson 12: Causation Problems
Lesson 13: Damages Innovations
Lesson 14: Confidentiality - Part I
Lesson 15: Confidentiality - Part II
Lesson 16: Informed Consent - Part I
Lesson 17: Informed Consent - Part II
Unit 03: Liability of Institutions
Lesson 18 Immunity to Vicarious Liability
Lesson 19 Direct Liability
Lesson 20 Direct Liability
< Lesson 21 Managed Care - Basic Concepts
Lesson 23 Managed Care - Tort Liability
Lesson 24 Managed Care - ERISA
Lesson 25 Managed Care - ERISA
Unit 04: Tort Reform
Lesson 26 Tort Reform - Part I
Lesson 27 Tort Reform - Part II/ End of Class