HIM 173 - Legal and Ethical Aspects of Health Information Management

1. Legal concepts and processes
2. Legal terminology
3. Health record as a legal document
4. Confidentiality, privacy and security
5. Patient rights
6. Quality assessment and improvement
7. Health care compliance and security
8. Professional and practice-related ethical issues

1. Explain how legal and regulatory requirements relate to legal concepts and processes in health care and in health information management (HIM). (1,2,4) Domain III.B.1
2. Summarize the structure, purposes, functions and the users of health records. (3) Domain I.B.1-2
3. Release patient records in accordance with policies and procedures for access and disclosure of personal health information. (4,5,7) Domain III.B.2
4. Assess user access logs/systems to track access to, and disclosure of, identifiable patient data. (4,7) Domain III.B.4
5. Collect, organize and present data for quality management, utilization management and risk assessment pertinent to monitoring the privacy and security of health data. (6) Domain II.A.2
6. Release patient-specific data to authorized users when appropriate. (4) Domain II.B.3
7. Assess organizational policies and procedures to ensure compliance and security regulations and standards are met. (7) Domain I.B.2
8. Argue the validity of ethical standards of practice and summarize their applicability to HIM standards of practice. (8) Domain III.B.5