HIMT 109S Healthcare Law and Ethics
This course introduces students to a study of the legal issues of Health Information Management with focus on statutory and regulatory requirements, case law and practical applications. Special legal issues with emphasis on health information laws and regulations related to PHI and HIPAA privacy standards, healthcare compliance, confidentiality, ethics, legal and privacy issues, and data security. Students will learn legal vocabulary; retention and destruction, health record as the legal document, and release of medical information. (3-0-3)