Health information is routinely relevant in legal proceedings, whether that information is being use. Question
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Health information is routinely relevant in legal proceedings, whether that information is being used to allege a physician’s negligence, assert an individual’s incompetence, show physical damages as a result of an accident, or address any number of other legal issues. Individuals charged with the responsibility of protecting health information in paper or electronic form must understand how patient information is used as evidence in litigation. An awareness of federal and state privacy, procedural, and evidentiary laws along with an organizational policies and practices that foster compliance with those laws are imperative. This chapter will introduce key evidentiary rules that impact how health records and electronically stored information (ESI) are used as evidence.
Brodnik, M. S., Rinehart-Thompson, L. A., & Reynolds, R. B. (2017). Fundamentals of law for health informatics and information management. Chicago: AHIMA Press. ISBN 978-1-58426-530-6
Explain the types of questions that a custodian of a health record can answer at deposition or trial.
Give examples of types of questions that should not be responded to.
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Health information is routinely relevant in legal proceedings, whether that information is being use
