e-Health Law

Subject 730-721 (2008)

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Credit Points: 12.500
Level: Graduate/Postgraduate
Dates & Locations:

This subject has the following teaching availabilities in 2008:

Semester 1, - Taught on campus.
Pre-teaching Period Start not applicable
Teaching Period not applicable
Assessment Period End not applicable
Last date to Self-Enrol not applicable
Census Date not applicable
Last date to Withdraw without fail not applicable


Timetable can be viewed here. For information about these dates, click here.
Time Commitment: Contact Hours: 24 - 26 contact hours per subject.
Total Time Commitment: The time commitment for this subject depends on the candidate's background and experience.
Prerequisites: N.A.
Corequisites: N.A.
Recommended Background Knowledge: None
Non Allowed Subjects: None
Core Participation Requirements: N.A.

Coordinator

Professor Nicolas Terry
Subject Overview:

Objectives:

A candidate who has successfully completed the subject should:

  • Comprehend the impact of e-commerce models on health care delivery industries
  • Appreciate the health law re-engineering necessary to maintain quality assurance and other regulatory overlays on health care delivery
  • Comprehend the doctrinal detail behind certain e-health legal regimes, including quality assurance, privacy and interpersonal conduct
  • Appreciate the interplay between law, technology and commerce.

Syllabus:

Principal topics will include:

  • The impact of e-commerce models on the delivery of health care and its regulation
  • The e-health patient-provider interpersonal relationship, including physician responses to unsolicited patient email, digital IDs and digital credentialing, and consent to technologically mediated treatment
  • The impact of e-health on the future of informed consent
  • Public law regulatory systems and their application to e-health, specifically licensure and drug approval and distribution
  • Required re-engineering of private law quality-assurance systems, including malpractice and products liability systems; the use of e-health practice guidelines, freedom of speech issues regarding advice sites, technological alternatives such as metadata based ratings systems, and risk management
  • Privacy and security: The impact of the collection and dissemination of cohesive, integrated patient data; technology-based solutions and problems (from electronic patient records to smart cards), and an examination of diverse privacy and related systems such as the European Union directive and the United States HIPPA regulations.
Assessment:
  • Research paper 10,000 words (100%) (30 June) (topic approved by the subject coordinator)
Prescribed Texts: Core subject materials will be provided free of charge to all students. Some subjects require further texts to be purchased. Please visit the subject homepage on the Melbourne Law Masters website by following the link at the bottom of this subject entry.
Breadth Options:

This subject is not available as a breadth subject.
Fees Information: Subject EFTSL, Level, Discipline & Census Date
Generic Skills: Please see the Subject Objectives for this information.
Links to further information: 730-721e-Health LawMelbourne Law Masters, postgraduate law, post-graduate law, graduate law2008

Objectives:

A candidate who has successfully completed the subject should:

  • Comprehend the impact of e-commerce models on health care delivery industries
  • Appreciate the health law re-engineering necessary to maintain quality assurance and other regulatory overlays on health care delivery
  • Comprehend the doctrinal detail behind certain e-health legal regimes, including quality assurance, privacy and interpersonal conduct
  • Appreciate the interplay between law, technology and commerce.

Syllabus:

Principal topics will include:

  • The impact of e-commerce models on the delivery of health care and its regulation
  • The e-health patient-provider interpersonal relationship, including physician responses to unsolicited patient email, digital IDs and digital credentialing, and consent to technologically mediated treatment
  • The impact of e-health on the future of informed consent
  • Public law regulatory systems and their application to e-health, specifically licensure and drug approval and distribution
  • Required re-engineering of private law quality-assurance systems, including malpractice and products liability systems; the use of e-health practice guidelines, freedom of speech issues regarding advice sites, technological alternatives such as metadata based ratings systems, and risk management
  • Privacy and security: The impact of the collection and dissemination of cohesive, integrated patient data; technology-based solutions and problems (from electronic patient records to smart cards), and an examination of diverse privacy and related systems such as the European Union directive and the United States HIPPA regulations.
  • Research paper 10,000 words (100%) (30 June) (topic approved by the subject coordinator)
N.A.N.A.24 - 26 contact hours per subject.Core subject materials will be provided free of charge to all students. Some subjects require further texts to be purchased. Please visit the subject homepage on the Melbourne Law Masters website by following the link at the bottom of this subject entry.Please see the Subject Objectives for this information.The time commitment for this subject depends on the candidate's background and experience.N.A.Please see the subject homepage on the Melbourne Law Masters website for up to date timetable information.Professor Nicolas TerryLawFor the latest information on this subject, please visit: http://www.masters.law.unimelb.edu.au/subject/730721P12.500Semester 1NLawLaw730-721

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