HIT195 — Health Law
This course discusses health law and policies that impact health information. Topics to be discussed include the United States legal system, federal and state legislation, policy-making processes, legal procedures, judicial processes, principles of liability, confidentiality, informed consent, and release of information. Other topics to include the legal health record and designated record set, custodianship of the health record, retention and destruction of the health record, and health record archive methods.
Prerequisites: HIT105, HIT130