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HIT 192 - Legal Aspects of Health Information - This course focuses on the study of legal principles related to patient care, medical records and health information. Also addressed are legal terminology and procedures, court systems and liability of healthcare providers. Importance of the medical record as a legal document and the effect of confidentiality on the release of information function; record retention and destruction of records are studied; current legal issues, ethics and laws are discussed. Prerequisites: Provisional admission and HIT Program Manager approval.
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This course information is obtained from the Columbus
Technical College Catalog (pdf ).
Please check with the department offering the course for the most
updated information.