HIMC 1165 Health Information Law

Description

Health Information Law explains, demonstrates, and analyzes health care legal topics. Focus will be on privacy and security along with the legal and ethical principles, standards, policies, and regulations associated with health information management.

Credits

2

Topics to be Covered

1. HIPAA, Privacy and Security Rules

2. Legal system and laws

3. Consent to treatment

4. Legal health record and documentation

5. Patient rights and responsibilities

6. Release of information

7. Required reporting

8. Compliance, fraud and abuse

9. Ethics

Learning Outcomes

1. Apply policies, regulations, and standards to the management of health information.

2. Compare compliance methods regarding health record content.

3. Examine privacy strategies.

4. Examine security strategies.

5. Examine compliance throughout the health information life cycle.

6. Apply legal processes impacting health information.

7. Demonstrate compliance with external forces.

8. Identify the components of risk management related to health information.

9. Identify the impact of policy on health care.

10. Demonstrate behaviors that embrace cultural diversity.

11. Assess ethical standards of practice.

Credit Details

Lecture: 2

Lab: 0

OJT: 0