Health Information Management: Ethics, Legal Issues, and Compliance

Catalog description

Students will study legal aspects of medical record practice, an overview of judicial system and processes, the importance of medical record as a legal document, and the effect of confidentiality on release of medical information. They will also gain practice in the release of information function, record retention, and destruction of records. The course also discusses current legal issues, ethics, and laws. The students will learn about compliance requirements related to Health Information Management.