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Fiduciary Duties at Healthcare Entities

Learn about director and officer fiduciary duties at for-profit and not-for-profit healthcare entities.

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Like all corporations, healthcare entities that are incorporated must have a board of directors and officers. And, just like all corporate directors and officers, a healthcare corporation’s directors and officers owe fiduciary duties to the corporation.

The specifics of these duties are covered in more detail in the Business Associations course. However, generally, the two primary fiduciary duties owed by all corporate directors and officers are the duty of care and the duty of loyalty. In...

Lessons

1. Welcome
  • Welcome to Healthcare Law
2. Health Insurance
3. The Structure of Healthcare Entities
  • The Professional Workforce
  • Forming a Healthcare Entity
  • Fiduciary Duties at Healthcare Entities
  • Tax-Exempt Status
  • Joint Ventures and Tax-Exempt Status
4. Fraud and Abuse in Healthcare
5. Antitrust Issues in Healthcare
  • Overview of Antitrust Laws in Healthcare
  • Mergers and Acquisitions in Healthcare
  • Working with Competitors
  • Payers with Market Power
6. Tort Liability of Healthcare Entities
  • The Physician-Patient Relationship
  • Physician Duties Regarding Information
  • Physician Duties Regarding Clinical Care
  • Hospital and Health Plan Liability
7. Recurring Legal Issues in Patient Care
8. Public Health Law