This Internet-based course, with laboratory components, includes a study of accreditation and regulatory agencies for health care facilities and medicolegal aspects of health information management (the medical record as a legal document, confidential communications, state and federal court structure, legal proceedings and patient consents for treatment). The study of quality management is accomplished through practical application of quality , utilization, risk and case management, critical pathways, and physician credentialing. Emphasis is placed on the acute care setting. This course is taken in the student's final year of study.