Fundamentals of law for health informatics and information management / Melanie S. Brodnik, [and 3 other editors]

Includes bibliographical references and index.

About the Editors and Authors -- Acknowledgments -- From the Editors -- Foreword -- Part I General Legal Principles and Healthcare -- Chapter 1 Introduction to the Fundamentals of Law for Health Informatics and Information Management -- Chapter 2 The Legal System in the United States -- Chapter 3 Civil Procedure -- Chapter 4 Evidence -- Chapter 5 Tort Law -- Chapter 6 Consent to Treatment -- Part II Principles Specific to the Health Informatics and Information Management Profession -- Chapter 7 The Legal Health Record: Maintenance, Content, Documentation, and Disposition -- Chapter 8 The HIPAA Privacy Rule -- Chapter 9 The HIPAA Security Rule -- Chapter 10 Access, Requests, and DIsclosure of Health Information -- Chapter 11 Required Reporting and Mandatory Disclosure Laws -- Chapter 12 Risk Management and Quality Improvement -- Chapter 13 Compliance -- Chapter 14 Workforce Overview: Labor Laws and Medical Staff Organization -- Chapter 15 Improving Healthcare: Information Technology, Privacy, and Security -- Part III Appendixes -- Glossary -- Index.

"This reliable textbook offers a strong foundation for understanding legal principles that impact health information and informatics management (HIIM). Each legal area relevant to HIIM is addressed using a practical approach.

This is the only legal textbook structured specifically for HIIM classroom use, facilitating educator and student mastery of basic legal concepts realting to HIIM. Authored by well-known experts in law, education, and HIIM practice, this roadmap also offers guidance for HIIM professionals and healthcare practitioners to understand the legal issues of health records, EHRs, and HIPAA."