HITT105 Legal Aspects of Health Information Technology

Department of Business Studies: Health Information Technology

  1. Course Number and Title

    HITT105  Legal Aspects of Health Information Technology

  2. Number of Credits

    3 credits

  3. Minimum Number of Instructional Minutes Per Semester

    2250

  4. Prerequisites

    None

    Corequisites

    None

  5. Other Pertinent Information

    None

  6. Catalog Course Description

    This course covers concepts and principles of law found in the healthcare field. The course focuses on legal issues regarding health information, including confidentiality, release of health information, consent forms, liability of healthcare providers, concepts and methods of risk management in the healthcare field, and other current medical/legal issues.

  7. Required Course Content and Direction

    1. Learning Goals:

      1. Course
        2. Students will:
        1. demonstrate an understanding of HIPAA regulations;
        2. demonstrate an understanding of privacy, security, confidentiality, legal policies and procedures, and ethical issues;
        3. demonstrate an understanding of legal principles impacting Health Information Technology; and
        4. identify the role of the health information professional in legal healthcare compliance.

      2. Core (if applicable)
        3. This course is not included in the Core.

    2. Planned Sequence of Topics and/or Learning Activities:

      1. historical perspective
      2. introduction to law
      3. tort law
      4. criminal aspects of healthcare
      5. contracts and antitrust
      6. civil procedure and trial practice
      7. corporate structure and liability
      8. medical staff
      9. health information and the law
      10. liability for healthcare professionals
      11. information management and healthcare records
      12. patient consent
      13. legal reporting requirements
      14. patient rights and responsibilities
      15. acquired immune deficiency syndrome
      16. healthcare ethics
      17. professional liability insurance
      18. managed care and organizational restructuring
      19. tort reform and risk reduction
      20. patient safety and zero tolerance

    3. Assessment Methods for Core Learning Goals:

      1. Course
        2. The assessment of course learning goals will be based on classroom discussions, written exams, assignments, papers, and/or performance based tasks and projects.

      2. Core (if applicable)
        3. This course is not included in the Core.

    4. Reference, Resource, or Learning Materials to be used by Students:

      See course format.

  8. Teaching Methods Employed

    Section VIII is not being used in new and revised syllabi as of 12/10/08.

Revision/Approval Date:Approved 6/15/2011