Maricopa Community Colleges  HCC150   19984-20002 
Official Course Description:   MCCCD Approval:  02/22/00  
HCC150      19984-20002 LEC 0.50 Credit(s) 0.50 Period(s)
Ethics, Legality And Quality In Health Care
Basic legal issues encountered in the health environment to include malpractice, liability, negligence, assault and battery. The importance and legal significance of the patient chart or medical record. Application of ethical guidelines to include client privacy, rights, and confidentiality. Concepts related to institutional governance. Continuous assessment/improvement issues. Clinical outcome measures, performance goals and evaluation. Prerequisites: HCC100AA, HCC100AB, HCC100AC, HCC100AD, HCC100AE, HCC100AF and HCC100AG.
 
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MCCCD Official Course Competencies:
 
HCC150   19984-20002 Ethics, Legality And Quality In Health Care
1. Identify relevant laws and regulations that govern health care. (I)
2. Apply ethical guidelines and legal concepts to workplace situations. (I, II)
3. Explain institutional governance including accreditation, licensure, and certification. (III)
4. Describe issues and concepts related to continuous, quality assessment/improvement. (IV)
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HCC150   19984-20002 Ethics, Legality And Quality In Health Care
    I. Legal Concepts
        A. Malpractice
        B. Liability
        C. Responsibility
        D. Accountability
        E. Negligence
        F. Assault and battery
        G. Slander and libel
        H. Legal nature of the chart/medical record
        I. Release of information
        J. Advanced directives
        K. American Disabilities Act (ADA)
        L. Federal and state laws
      II. Application of Ethical Guidelines for Health Care Provider
          A. Documentation
          B. Privacy
          C. Patient rights
          D. Values and value clarification
          E. Confidentiality
          F. Role in ethical decision making
            1. administration
            2. medical
            3. clinical
            4. financial
        III. Institutional Governance
            A. Licensure
            B. Certification
            C. Accreditation
            D. Policies
          IV. Continuous Quality Assessment and Improvement
              A. Quality improvement models
                1. organizational guidelines
                2. accreditation
                3. licensing
              B. Risk management
              C. Standards of care
              D. Incidence and variance reports
              E. Customer satisfaction
              F. Clinical outcome measures
              G. Performance goals and evaluation
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