Legal and Ethical Aspects of Health Information Management

by Dana C. McWay

Overview

Gain a critical, thorough understanding of the complex legal and ethical principles that govern health information management (HIM) with McWay's LEGAL AND ETHICAL ASPECTS OF HEALTH INFORMATION MANAGEMENT, 5E. Designed to help you successfully navigate today's legal issues, this edition focuses on law and ethics as they relate to HIM. You examine the latest information on the role of social media in health care as well as future legal and ethical trends in health care IT. Expanded coverage explores developments and regulations impacting data privacy and protection, substance abuse, patient rights, and patient confidentiality. New critical-thinking exercises, case studies, and enrichment activities emphasize the practicality of what you are learning while helping you refine problem-solving skills. All content reflects current CAHIIM standards. Written by a seasoned HIM professional and lawyer, this edition with MindTap digital learning resources provides a complete solution for understanding the legal and ethical concerns that safeguard health care information today.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780357361542
Publisher:	Cengage Learning
Publication date:	01/01/2020
Series:	MindTap Course List
Edition description:	5th ed.
Pages:	480
Product dimensions:	8.60(w) x 10.90(h) x 0.80(d)

About the Author

Dana C. McWay, JD, RHIA, FAHIMA, is a lawyer and veteran health information management professional. A past member of the American Health Information Management Association board of directors, she served on several AHIMA committees, most recently the Professional Ethics and the Triumph Awards Committees. She was also a member of the Missouri Health Information Management Association's Legislative Committee and currently serves as a voting member of the Institutional Review Board at Washington University Medical School. Previously a director of medical records for a large teaching hospital and for-profit substance abuse facility, McWay led the charge to convert an outmoded, paper-based record management system to a modern electronic system. In addition to writing LEGAL AND ETHICAL ASPECTS OF HEALTH INFORMATION MANAGEMENT, for which she received a Triumph Award from AHIMA, she has led several audio conferences and served as co-editor of online continuing education offerings. Licensed to practice law in Illinois and Missouri, McWay is currently the Clerk of Court for the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Eastern District of Missouri and is one of three recipients of the Director's Award for Outstanding Leadership within the Federal Judiciary and the Director's Award for Excellence in Court Operations -- Mission Requirements.

Table of Contents

Part I: STUDY OF THE LAW IN GENERAL. 1. Workings of the American Legal System. 2. Court Systems and Legal Procedures. 3. Judicial Process of Health Information. 4. Principles of Liability. Part II: AN OVERVIEW OF ETHICS. 5. Ethical Standards. 6. Ethical Decisions and Challenges. 7. Bioethical Issues. Part III: LEGAL AND ETHICAL ISSUES CENTRAL TO HEALTH INFORMATION MANAGEMENT. 8. Patient Record Requirements. 9. Confidentiality and Informed Consent. 10. Access to Health Information. 11. Specialized Patient Records. Part IV: SPECIALIZED AREAS OF CONCERN IN HEALTH INFORMATION MANAGEMENT. 12. Risk Management, Quality Management, and Utilization Management. 13. Information Systems. 14. Health-Care Fraud and Abuse. 15. Law and Ethics in the Workplace. Appendix A: Table of Cases. Appendix B: List of Common Acronyms. Appendix C: Sample HIPAA Privacy Notices. Appendix D: Patient Care Partnership. Appendix E: Sample Forms- Durable Power of Attorney for Health Care, Health Care Directive, and Accompanying HIPAA Form. Appendix F: Selected Laws Affecting HIM.