HIM-2210 - Legal and Ethical Aspects of Health Information Management (2)

Prerequisite: HIM 1200

This course focuses on the legal and ethical aspects of health information management. Students are introduced to the ethical foundations of health information management, the professional code of ethics, values, and obligations, ethical issues related to HIM, and an ethical decision-making model. The course also emphasizes the legal issues encountered in health information management. Topics include but are not limited to compilation, maintenance, ownership, and control of health records; professional liability; retention of the health record; information disclosure, privacy, and breach notification; medical identity theft, meeting the Red Flag Rules, Medical staff appointments and privileges, labor laws and unionized personnel, Americans with Disabilities Act.

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