Online Certificate in Health and Hospital Law

Students will learn to:

• Identify and analyze common medical situations involving minors that may raise legal and ethical dilemmas
• Evaluate who has the authority to consent to health care for a minor in different situations
• Recognize situations in which health care providers should notify child protective services or seek judicial guidance
• Propose reforms to address current public health issues affecting minors

Students will learn to:

• Identify the laws, regulations, and standards to which clinical research sponsors are expected to comply, both in the United States and globally
• Evaluate factual scenarios to identify compliance risks and develop strategies for responding to them
• Assess the strengths and weaknesses of proposals to expand, reduce, or modify research sponsors’ compliance obligations

Students will learn to:

• Navigate the maze of regulatory requirements applicable to clinical research with human participants
• Evaluate proposed research projects to determine whether they meet the criteria for institutional review board (IRB) approval
• Analyze proposed regulatory changes and assess their potential impact on researchers, research subjects, institutions, and sponsors

Students will learn to:

• Assess the impact of existing and proposed laws and policies on patient safety and quality
• Appreciate the intersection of nonprofit corporation law, laws governing state and federal tax exemptions, and federal fraud and abuse laws
• Design effective and compliant peer review and credentialing processes
• Identify key statutes, regulation, and guidance documents that impose compliance obligations

Students will learn to:

• Identify key sources of law applicable to the Internet as a decentered, community-standards focused network system
• Assess risks to cybersecurity from mismanagement, crime, terrorism, and war
• Evaluate proposed changes in the law related to cybersecurity and assess their implications for the industry and civil society

Students will learn to:

• Apply the European Union's General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) to different business practices and technologies
• Incorporate key principles of European human rights law into an analysis of data protection practices and policies
• Anticipate future directions in the evolution of European data protection and information privacy law

Students will learn to:

• Identify red flags in business activities that would require further assessment for compliance with anti-corruption laws
• Analyze company activities to determine whether they violate the U.S Foreign Corrupt Practices Act, the UK Bribery Act, or other laws
• Articulate the key elements of a global anti-corruption compliance program

Students will learn to:

• Evaluate and determine whether a given authorization, privacy policy or business associate agreement complies with HIPAA
• Identify and articulate the potential enforcement methods and outcomes and the requirements for breach notification
• Assess and critique the regulatory choices made under HIPAA

Students will learn to:

• Assess practical fact patterns in order to issue-spot potential areas of non-compliance
• Identify the potential repercussions of a Stark Law violation and manage practical situations to reduce the risk of legal exposure
• Analyze the potential implications of the Stark Law on structuring compliant physician arrangements, particularly in light of healthcare reform

Students will learn to:

• Recognize the factors that trigger the creation of a provider-patient relationship
• Explain the legal obligations of hospitals and healthcare providers when patients arrive at an emergency department
• Advise healthcare providers on how to comply with the HIPAA Privacy Rule