Legal and Ethical Issues in Health Informatics

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HS 3383. Legal and Ethical Issues in Health Informatics. Trends in health information technology and management, judicial process of health information, key elements of federal and state health information privacy laws, major regulatory mechanisms protecting health information related to public health, patient record requirements, ethical standards, bioethical issues, fraud and abuse, and principles of liability. Three lecture hours a week. Credit: Three hours.