Fundamentals of law for health informatics and information management. /
edited by Melanie S. Brodnik, Laurie A. Rinehart-Thompson and Rebecca B. Reynolds.
- 2nd ed.
- Chicago : AHIMA Press, 2012.
- xxviii, 552 p. : ill. , 28 cm.
Includes index and glossary.
Contents: Introduction to the fundamentals of law for health informatics and information management -- The legal system in the United States -- Civil procedure -- Evidence -- Tort law -- Corporations, contracts, and antitrust legal issues -- Consent to treatment -- The legal health record: maintenance, content, documentation, and disposition -- The HIPAA privacy rule -- The HIPAA security rule -- Security threats and controls -- Access, use and disclosure/release of health information -- Required reporting and mandatory disclosure laws -- Risk management and quality improvement -- Corporate compliance -- Medical staff -- Workplace law.