Health care IT
Subtitle: the essential lawyer's guide to health care information technology and the law
By: Arthur Peabody, Jr., editor
Contributors: American Bar Association. Section of Science & Technology Law
Publisher: ABA, Section of Science & Technology Law; American Bar Association
Published: 2013
Place of publication: Chicago
Language: eng
Number of pages: 318
ISBN-13: 9781627221764
Subjects: Health services administration; Information technology; Law and legislation; Medical informatics; Medical records; Data protection; Medical care; Information storage and retrieval systems
Other titles: Healthcare IT
Description: "When judged by statistics and comparative health data, health care in the United States is exceptional - exceptionally bad. Our nation faces enormous challenges: unsustainable cost increases, uneven access and quality, and the implementation of health care reform. Policymakers and the greater health community, including consumers of health care, look to technology as one means of overcoming these challenges by increasing efficiency in areas such as health administration, delivery of services, and information management. Health Care IT : The Essential Lawyer's Guide to Health Care Information Technology, introduces lawyers, health care professionals, and members of the general public to the many facets of the use of technology in health care and its federal regulatory framework"--Page [4] of cover.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Electronic health records : how they work, what they document and how they advance patient care; title: Electronic health records : selecting the EHR solution and negotiating the licensing agreement; title: Regional extension centers : "boots on the ground" support of EHR technology in small physician practices; title: Personal health records and patient portals : leveraging technology to empower and engage patients; title: Health information exchange : a critical foundation to improve health care values; title: Telemedicine : an expanding frontier in patient care; title: Electronic health and mobile health medical technology; title: Medical devices in the digital age; title: The role of social media in healthcare : the trend toward health care consumerism; title: 9/11 : a personal experience; title: Contingency planning for health plans and providers : lessons from 9/11; title: The evolution of HIPAA : protecting the privacy of individuals in their physician's office, in the hospital, at the lab, as a subject of research, and throughout the world; title: Electronic health records : technology standards and incentives for meaningful use; title: The federal data breach notification law for breaches of protected health information; title: Safety risks associated with EHRs : how real?; title: Health care data breaches and information security : addressing threats and risks to patient data; title: Data encryption : essential to afford security and privacy in health care; title: Enforcement under HIPAA and HITECH : why you need to worry again about HIPAA; title: Enforcing HIPAA in the age of electronic health records : the view of the Office of Civil Rights from its director.