Title: Medical records and the law /
Authors: Roach, William H.; American Health Information Management Association.
Publisher: Jones and Bartlett Publishers,
Year: 2006
Subjects: Disclosure legislation & jurisprudence; Confidentiality legislation & jurisprudence; Medical Records legislation & jurisprudence; Medical records Law and legislation United States; Medical Records legislation & jurisprudence United States.; Confidentiality legislation & jurisprudence United States.; Disclosure legislation & jurisprudence United States.; United States
Abstract: Focuses on the analysis of the legal issues affecting health information management, the role of a variety of health care providers, uses of data, and the concerns that have arisen in this environment.
Contents: Introduction to the American legal system -- Medical records and managed care -- Medical record requirements -- Medical records entries -- Document consent to treatment -- Access to health information -- Reporting and disclosure requirements -- Documentation and disclosure: special areas of concern -- HIV/AIDS: mandatory reporting and confidentiality -- Discovery and admissibility of medical records -- Legal theories in improper disclosure cases -- Risk management and quality management -- Electronic health records -- Health information in medical research.