TROY UNIVERSITY
MASTER SYLLABUS
SORRELL COLLEGE OF BUSINESS
HSA 6681
Legal and Social Issues in Health Administration
Prerequisites
Graduate standing.
Description
This course includes an examination of legal and ethical aspects of contemporary issues
associated with the health services administration process.
Objectives
On completion of the course, the student should be able to:
1. Identify key legal issues confronting health service administrators.
2. Describe the integration between legal, moral, ethical, cultural, and social values in which
practicing health service practitioners, administrators, patients, and institutions are
confronted and used in the decision-making process.
3. Describe the legal process, legal issues related to privacy and confidentiality, informed
consent, social welfare, antitrust, medical malpractice, and liability in healthcare
administration and propose management strategies to address them.
4. Demonstrate analytical, communication, and research skills appropriate to practicing
HSO managers, which are addressed in this course.
5. Assess current research in health services administration to answer research questions
about common management problems in HSOs.
6. Evaluate applicable scenario to apply legally and socially oriented health services
administration strategies to meet business objectives.
Master Syllabi are developed by the senior faculty in each business discipline. This Master Syllabus must be used as the basis for developing the
instructor syllabus for this course, which must also comply with the content specifications outlined in the Troy University Faculty Handbook.
The objectives included on this Master Syllabus must be included among the objectives on the instructor’s syllabus, which may expand upon the same as
the instructor sees fit. The statement of purpose seeks to position the course properly within the curriculum and should be consulted by faculty as a source
of advisement guidance. Specific choice of text and other details are further subject to Program Coordinator guidance.
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Master Syllabus: HSA 6681
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Purpose
To provide prospective and actual healthcare managers and advisors the legal, regulatory, and
social context within which to manage a compliant healthcare enterprise, ensure its effectiveness
despite the environmental constraints within which it must function, and meet the broader needs
of society while attending to the best interests of each patient and stakeholder. MSM Healthcare
Management concentration requirement. MBA unspecified elective (non-Accounting). MSHRM
elective.
Approved Texts
Pozgar, G. D. (2011 or current). Legal aspects of health care administration (10th ed. or
current). Sudbury, MA: Jones and Bartlett.
Supplements
Added :
Showalter, J.S. (2007). The law of healthcare administration (5th ed. or current). Chicago, IL:
AUPHA Health Administration Press.
Nelson, W.A. & Hoffman, PB. (2010). Managing healthcare ethically: an executive’s guide. (2nd
ed. or current) Chicago, IL: AUPHA Health Administration Press.
Revised:
Levine, C. (2011). Taking sides: Clashing views on controversial bioethical issues (14th ed or
current.). Boston, MA: McGraw-Hill.
Troy University Faculty Handbook (2010): Section 3.9.2.8 [extract] — essential elements of the syllabus (somewhat modified for space):
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