Health records and the law / Donna K. Hammaker with Yilmaz C. Kaymak and Sarah J. Tomlinson.

Fifth edition.

Burlington, Massachusetts : Jones & Bartlett Learning, [2020]

xvi, 419 pages ; 23 cm.

Preceded by Medical records and the law / William H. Roach Jr. ... [et al.]. 4th ed. c2006.

"This text is written primarily for students in Health Information Management programs as a comprehensive and accessible text and as a reliable reference source for those professionals in the health information field as well as the legal and risk management professions. It addresses the substantial changes brought about by HIPAA and the growth of network information systems, while retaining and updating the discussion of state laws affecting the use and disclosure of patient data. The text also discusses the highly complex interplay of federal and state privacy laws. In addition to the considerable new material concerning HIPAA and its regulations, this edition addresses the challenging area of how patient information may be used in connection with medical research involving human subjects. The impact that the Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health (HITECH) Act is having on public health monitoring and surveillance is explained"--Provided by publisher.

English

January 09, 2019

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Medical records > Law and legislation > United States.