COURSE #: HIMT 440

SECTION: 31

COURSE NAME: Introduction to the Health Industry Systems

INSTRUCTOR: Joel Shalowitz, MD, MBA

CASEPACK (YES or NO?) : YES

FIRST ASSIGNMENT:  Please read the introductory material in the case packet, and the articles listed for the first class.  Also please read lecture notes for the first class.  If lecture notes are not included in the case packet, they will be posted on my course directory and emailed  prior to class.  Please e-mail my secretary, Marge Kaffenberger (m-kaffenberger@kellogg.northwestern.edu)  with the following information before the first class session:

                                Undergrad School (and Grad, if appropriate), major, degree, year graduated

                                Brief description of previous job experience

                                What you hope to get from the course

                                Are you a health care major?  Thank you.

1.  TEXT  --   REQUIRED  or  RECOMMENDED?:   None

AUTHOR:

PUBLISHER:

TITLE:

ED./DATE:

2.  TEXT  --   REQUIRED  or  RECOMMENDED?:

AUTHOR:

PUBLISHER:

TITLE:

ED./DATE:

COURSE #: HIMT 451

SECTION: 31

COURSE NAME: Legal Issues in Healthcare Delivery

INSTRUCTOR:  Henry Allen, JD and Ed Bryant, JD

CASEPACKET :  None

FIRST ASSIGNMENT:  To be e-mailed when available

1.  TEXT  --   REQUIRED 

AUTHOR:  Barry R. Furrow, Thomas L. Greaney, et al.

PUBLISHER:  American Casebook Series – Thomson/West

TITLE:  Health Law Cases, Materials and Problems

ED./DATE: (current  edition)

2.  TEXT  --     RECOMMENDED:

AUTHOR: Barry R. Furrow, Thomas L. Greaney, et al.

PUBLISHER:  Hornbook Series – West Group

TITLE:  Health Law

ED./DATE:  (current edition)