BUS 120 - Legal Aspects of Health Information Management

Lecture - Lab - Credit Hours: 3-0-3
This course will introduce students to the nature and scope of American law, including the sources of law, the judicial system and basic principles of liability. It will then proceed to introduce students to the basic legal principles related to patient care and patient health information. Particular attention will be given to the creation, maintenance and use of medical/health care records. This course is specifically designed to comply with the standards and requirements applicable to the Health Information Management (HIM) degree and related certifications and to prepare the student for related testing.Prerequisite: HIM 101 and HIM 102 or consent of department.