Legal Aspects of Health Information Management

This new book is an important legal reference or research tool for any physician's office, or professionals practicing in the Allied Health, Public Health or Hospital and Health Care Administration fields. Managers of health information have a professional stake in understanding the legal requirements designed to safeguard health care information. This textbook introduces the legal principles pertinent to the health care field. Written by a lawyer, the book addresses the principles of liability, patient records requirements, confidentiality and informed consent, medical records as evidence, HIV information, and the security of computerized patient records. The second edition adds a chapter on health care fraud and abuse. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR