Full Description
An AHA Press/Jossey-Bass PublicationWritten by Jill Callahan Dennis, an expert in health information management and health care risk management, Privacy and Confidentiality of Health Information offers a step-by-step approach to understanding and providing the necessary protections to patient data. This essential guide presents proven solutions to the most common risks to health privacy and summarizes the resources that can be used to avoid breaches in confidentiality no matter what the health care setting-acute care, long-term care, ambulatory care, or home care.
Contents
Preface. The Author. 1.IntroductionMatter. 2.The Legal Underpinnings. 3.Navigating the Confidentiality Minefield. 4.Developing Confidentiality Policies and Procedures. 5.Confidentiality Training. 6.The Future. Resources. Notes. References. Index.