HIT 545 - Legal Ethical & Social Issues Hlth Infor

Institution:

Thomas Edison State University

Subject:

Health Informatics

Description:

Notwithstanding the potential for electronic health records to revolutionize healthcare, significant complex legal, ethical, and financial questions related to their use serve to impede their widespread adoption. Legal and ethical issues surrounding ownership, economics, privacy, data security, the use (or misuse) of decision support systems, and accountability as well as regulatory compliance are central to the debate surrounding health informatics. All these issues affect the requirements, design, implementation, and evolution of these systems. In this course, students will learn to develop solutions that address key legal and ethical challenges germane to health informatics.

Credits:

3.00

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Instructional Type:

Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.tesu.edu

Phone Number:

(609) 984-1100

Regional Accreditation:

Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools

Calendar System:

Semester

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