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HIT 134 - HIT Legal and Ethical Issues

3 credits

Prerequisite(s): Admission to program and permission of instructor.
This course is a review of the legal and ethical aspects applicable to health information. This course focuses on the health record as a legal document; legal principles; patient rights/advocacy issues; definition and application of professional ethics; release of information and confidentiality of health information. Student outcomes include demonstration of the use of legal vocabulary and application of release of information guidelines.

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