"The Complete Legal Guide to Healthcare Records Management" gives healthcare professionals an "all-in-one" resource to effectively manage their record-keeping systems. The authors of the comprehensive manual have compiled each individual state's law and policies covering the various aspects of medical records. In using this valuable reference guide, organizations delivering care in diverse geographic locations can understand and account for differences in each state's regulations.

Federal and state laws are designed so that the patient is assured privacy and confidentiality. Yet in the event of legal action involving a patient, healthcare professionals often get perplexed about the specific disclosure laws governing subpoenas, discovery and other court orders. The Complete Legal Guide to Healthcare Records Management offers answers to those and many other questions. Such as:

• Who owns the medical records?
• Where should medical records be stored?
• What medical records must be kept confidential?
• What are patients' rights regarding their medical records?
• To whom must the facility disclose records?
• What rights do minors have in connection to their records?

Table of Contents
Part 1 - Records Generally
Chapter I - Records Defined
Chapter II - Ownership Issues of Legal Records
Chapter III - Time Requirements for Record-Keeping
Part 2 - Health Care Records Today: Management, Retention, Disclosure & Technology
Chapter IV - Media and Maintenance
Chapter V - Privacy and Confidentiality
Chapter VI - Access and Disclosure
Chapter VII - Addiction and Communicable Diseases
Chapter VIII- Court Orders
Chapter IX - Research Registries

The Complete Legal Guide to Healthcare Records Management also has full details on laws regarding records disclosure for cases involving communicable disease and substance abuse, as well as laws pertaining to advancing electronic technology.