HIM 2133 - Healthcare Legal Ethical Issues

Description
Legal aspects of health records and health information management. Application of general principles of law as related to health information management. Emphasis on regulations regarding protected health information, patient privacy, and patient confidentiality. Types of patient authorizations and procedures for access and release of protected health information.

Pre-Requisite
NONE

3 Credit Hour(s)

Contact Hours
45 lecture hours

3 Faculty Load Hour(s)

Semesters Offered
Fall

ACTS Equivalent
N/A

Grade Mode
A-F

Learning Outcomes
Upon successful completion of this course, the student will be able to:

Adhere to the legal and regulatory requirements related to the health information infrastructure.
Apply policies and procedures for access and disclosure of personal health information.
Apply rules for release of patient specific data to authorized users.
Investigate and recommend solutions to privacy issues/problems.
Protect data integrity and validity using software or hardware technology.
Apply departmental or organizational data and information system security policies.

General Education Outcomes Supported

Students develop higher order thinking skills.
Students can write clear, coherent, well-organized documents, substantially free of errors.
Students can use computers proficiently.
Students can employ a variety of sources to locate, evaluate, and use Information.

Standard Practices
HIM Grading Scale
A=93-100
B=85-92
C=77-84
D=69-76
F=< 69