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The Certificate of Medical Malpractice Legal Basics Proficiency course introduces the learner to the basic tenants and principals surrounding medical malpractice liability, insurance, claims and the law.
Medical malpractice is a legal cause of action that occurs when a medical or health care professional, through a negligent act or omission, deviates from standards in their profession, thereby causing injury or death to a patient. Understanding the parameters of this legal standard is important for professionals working in the clinical healthcare community.
At the completion of this course, the learner should be able to:
- Define and describe medical malpractice and medical liability
- Identify and define legal terminology relating to malpractice
- Explain the role of malpractice insurance and premiums
- Outline the process of claims and court proceedings
- Discuss malpractice crises and the future of malpractice law
AVERAGE STUDY TIME: 2-3 hours
AUDIENCE: This program is intended as a professional development course of study for providers, practice managers, consultants, medical staff, students in healthcare programs and others addressing medical site management and administration.
ACCREDITATION AND APPROVALS
This pragmatic course delivers 2.0 full hours of national continuing education credit for Physicians/PAs, Nursing Professionals and Dental professionals through our partnership with Global UMA and is also approved for credit by the College of Healthcare Information Management Executives (CHIME).
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