Dana C. McWay, JD, RHIA, FAHIMA, is a lawyer and veteran health information management professional. A past member of the American Health Information Management Association board of directors, she served on several AHIMA committees, most recently the Professional Ethics and the Triumph Awards Committees. She was also a member of the Missouri Health Information Management Association's Legislative Committee and currently serves as a voting member of the Institutional Review Board at Washington University Medical School. Previously a director of medical records for a large teaching hospital and for-profit substance abuse facility, McWay led the charge to convert an outmoded, paper-based record management system to a modern electronic system. In addition to writing LEGAL AND ETHICAL ASPECTS OF HEALTH INFORMATION MANAGEMENT, for which she received a Triumph Award from AHIMA, she has led several audio conferences and served as co-editor of online continuing education offerings. Licensed to practice law in Illinois and Missouri, McWay is currently the Clerk of Court for the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Eastern District of Missouri and is one of three recipients of the Director's Award for Outstanding Leadership within the Federal Judiciary and the Director's Award for Excellence in Court Operations -- Mission Requirements.

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• Part I: STUDY OF THE LAW IN GENERAL.1. Workings of the American Legal System.2. Court Systems and Legal Procedures.3. Judicial Process of Health Information.4. Principles of Liability.Part II: AN OVERVIEW OF ETHICS.5. Ethical Standards.6. Ethical Decisions and Challenges.7. Bioethical Issues.Part III: LEGAL AND ETHICAL ISSUES CENTRAL TO HEALTH INFORMATION MANAGEMENT.8. Patient Record Requirements.9. Confidentiality and Informed Consent.10. Access to Health Information.11. Specialized Patient Records.Part IV: SPECIALIZED AREAS OF CONCERN IN HEALTH INFORMATION MANAGEMENT.12. Risk Management, Quality Management, and Utilization Management.13. Information Systems.14. Health-Care Fraud and Abuse.15. Law and Ethics in the Workplace.Appendix A: Table of Cases.Appendix B: List of Common Acronyms.Appendix C: Sample HIPAA Privacy Notices.Appendix D: Patient Care Partnership.Appendix E: Sample Forms- Durable Power of Attorney for Health Care, Health Care Directive, and Accompanying HIPAA Form.Appendix F: Selected Laws Affecting HIM.

Dana C. McWay, JD, RHIA, FAHIMA, is a lawyer and veteran health information management professional. A past member of the American Health Information Management Association board of directors, she served on several AHIMA committees, most recently the Professional Ethics and the Triumph Awards Committees. She was also a member of the Missouri Health Information Management Association's Legislative Committee and currently serves as a voting member of the Institutional Review Board at Washington University Medical School. Previously a director of medical records for a large teaching hospital and for-profit substance abuse facility, McWay led the charge to convert an outmoded, paper-based record management system to a modern electronic system. In addition to writing LEGAL AND ETHICAL ASPECTS OF HEALTH INFORMATION MANAGEMENT, for which she received a Triumph Award from AHIMA, she has led several audio conferences and served as co-editor of online continuing education offerings. Licensed to practice law in Illinois and Missouri, McWay is currently the Clerk of Court for the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Eastern District of Missouri and is one of three recipients of the Director's Award for Outstanding Leadership within the Federal Judiciary and the Director's Award for Excellence in Court Operations -- Mission Requirements.

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• Part I: STUDY OF THE LAW IN GENERAL.1. Workings of the American Legal System.2. Court Systems and Legal Procedures.3. Judicial Process of Health Information.4. Principles of Liability.Part II: AN OVERVIEW OF ETHICS.5. Ethical Standards.6. Ethical Decisions and Challenges.7. Bioethical Issues.Part III: LEGAL AND ETHICAL ISSUES CENTRAL TO HEALTH INFORMATION MANAGEMENT.8. Patient Record Requirements.9. Confidentiality and Informed Consent.10. Access to Health Information.11. Specialized Patient Records.Part IV: SPECIALIZED AREAS OF CONCERN IN HEALTH INFORMATION MANAGEMENT.12. Risk Management, Quality Management, and Utilization Management.13. Information Systems.14. Health-Care Fraud and Abuse.15. Law and Ethics in the Workplace.Appendix A: Table of Cases.Appendix B: List of Common Acronyms.Appendix C: Sample HIPAA Privacy Notices.Appendix D: Patient Care Partnership.Appendix E: Sample Forms- Durable Power of Attorney for Health Care, Health Care Directive, and Accompanying HIPAA Form.Appendix F: Selected Laws Affecting HIM.

Dana C. McWay, JD, RHIA, FAHIMA, is a lawyer and veteran health information management professional. A past member of the American Health Information Management Association board of directors, she served on several AHIMA committees, most recently the Professional Ethics and the Triumph Awards Committees. She was also a member of the Missouri Health Information Management Association's Legislative Committee and currently serves as a voting member of the Institutional Review Board at Washington University Medical School. Previously a director of medical records for a large teaching hospital and for-profit substance abuse facility, McWay led the charge to convert an outmoded, paper-based record management system to a modern electronic system. In addition to writing LEGAL AND ETHICAL ASPECTS OF HEALTH INFORMATION MANAGEMENT, for which she received a Triumph Award from AHIMA, she has led several audio conferences and served as co-editor of online continuing education offerings. Licensed to practice law in Illinois and Missouri, McWay is currently the Clerk of Court for the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Eastern District of Missouri and is one of three recipients of the Director's Award for Outstanding Leadership within the Federal Judiciary and the Director's Award for Excellence in Court Operations -- Mission Requirements.

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• Part I: STUDY OF THE LAW IN GENERAL.1. Workings of the American Legal System.2. Court Systems and Legal Procedures.3. Judicial Process of Health Information.4. Principles of Liability.Part II: AN OVERVIEW OF ETHICS.5. Ethical Standards.6. Ethical Decisions and Challenges.7. Bioethical Issues.Part III: LEGAL AND ETHICAL ISSUES CENTRAL TO HEALTH INFORMATION MANAGEMENT.8. Patient Record Requirements.9. Confidentiality and Informed Consent.10. Access to Health Information.11. Specialized Patient Records.Part IV: SPECIALIZED AREAS OF CONCERN IN HEALTH INFORMATION MANAGEMENT.12. Risk Management, Quality Management, and Utilization Management.13. Information Systems.14. Health-Care Fraud and Abuse.15. Law and Ethics in the Workplace.Appendix A: Table of Cases.Appendix B: List of Common Acronyms.Appendix C: Sample HIPAA Privacy Notices.Appendix D: Patient Care Partnership.Appendix E: Sample Forms- Durable Power of Attorney for Health Care, Health Care Directive, and Accompanying HIPAA Form.Appendix F: Selected Laws Affecting HIM.