Legal and Ethical Aspects of Health Information Management

Softcover: 408 pages
ISBN 1435483308
978-1435483309
Thomson Delmar Learning
November 2009
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Managers of health information have a professional stake in understanding the legal requirements designed to safeguard health care information.

Understanding the legal and ethical principles governing health information management today has become more important than ever before. To help successfully navigate these critical legal and ethical requirements, Legal and Ethical Aspects of Health Information Management has been revised, updated, and expanded with new and more in-depth content.

The book is solidly organized into four main areas: a study of the legal system and legal procedures, a study of ethics, a study of issues related to the control and use of patient-specific health information, and specialty concerns in health information management, such as healthcare fraud and abuse.

This edition features:

updated Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) content,
new content concerning the Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act and the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA), and
a deeper examination of the impact electronic health records have on the HIM field.

Authored by a lawyer who is also a health information management professional, it provides the perfect combination of relevant, need-to-know information and a straightforward approach that makes the material accessible to those without legal training. With such strong features and detailed content, this will prove to be beneficial for anyone seeking a thorough overview of the legal and ethical requirements that safeguard health care information today.

This comprehensive book covers all legal aspects of the Health Information Management field including the legal principles that govern patient information. Actual cases related to health care underscore the relationship between the law and health information. Areas fully covered include:

The Workings of the American Legal System.
The Court System and Legal Procedures. Principles of Liability
Patient Record Requirements
Access to Health Information
Confidentiality & Release of Information.
Liability for Improper Disclosure.
Courtroom Disclosure of Health Information.
Specialized Patient Records.
Non-Patient Records.
Abuse & Neglect Documentation.
AIDS Information.
Computerized Patient Records.
Legislative Issues

The first chapters overview the American legal system, legal procedures and principles of liability. Subsequent chapters build on this information by presenting information on patient record requirements, access to health information, confidentiality, computerized records, and other important areas.

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