Fundamentals of Law for Health Informatics and Information Management Doody's Expert Review Review Questionnaire ISBN: 9781584265306 ISBN-10: 1584265302 Copyright: 2017 Edition: 3rd Author: Brodnik, Melanie S., Rinehart-Thompson, Laurie A., Reynolds, Rebecca B., Doody's Expert Review    Score: 82 Doody's Star Rating™ and Doody's Expert Review provide by Doody Enterprises, Inc. Reviewer: David Liebovitz,  MD  (University of Chicago Medicine) Description Without presupposing significant field-specific knowledge, this book provides an introduction to the complex topic of legal issues in health information management. The book includes nice, consistent organization elements, such as questions to check knowledge. The answers, together with additional test questions, are included in the online resources for students. Additional resources are provided for instructors. The previous edition was published in 2012. Purpose The purpose is to provide a basic introduction to the basics of applicable laws in health information management. These are worthy and complex objectives, given the array of legal requirements, and this book is clearly needed along with regular updates. The print book has a nice index and glossary. The student online resources include study questions, which add some value. Online access to the full text (with updates given the changing nature of this field) would have been a helpful addition. Given the extensive topics it covers and the background it provides, the book meets its objectives. Audience It is intended for students in fields related to health information management. Nice examples, potential workflow diagrams, and cases are used to highlight important concepts. This book meets the needs of the intended audience, with the caveat that access to updated resources as laws related to health information management evolve would be a useful addition. The authors are credible experts based on their work on prior editions and professional roles in directly related fields. Features This book covers important aspects of the laws surrounding health information management. This topic is broad, and the book covers most elements at consistent and reasonable depth extending from the U.S. legal system, privacy, and confidentiality to ethics, apology statutes, compliance, patient safety, and workplace law. The writing is consistent and clear. The index provides ready access to key terms. The website for students provides answers to questions that are interspersed in the chapters. Primary shortcomings are related to the changing nature of this field; practically speaking, some topics need to be assessed even shortly after the book's publication, given the dynamic nature of the field. Assessment Overall, this is a necessarily recurring update on the complex topic of laws surrounding health information management in the United States. Given the clear nature of the chapters, along with a glossary, this is a useful reference for students entering this field. For established professionals, it may provide a refresh on selected topics, although access to real-time updates on the status of any pending regulations would be a helpful addition. Review Questionnaire Range Question Score 1-10 Are the product's objectives met? 10 1-5 Does the website help achieve the purpose? 4 1-10 Rate the worthiness of those objectives. 10 1-5 Is this directed to an appropriate level? 5 1-5 Is there significant duplication? (1=significant, 5=insignificant) 4 1-5 Are there significant omissions? (1=significant, 5=insignificant) 3 1-5 Rate the authority of the authors. 5 1-5 Are there sufficient illustrations? 5 1-5 Rate the pedagogic value of the illustrations. 4 1-5 Are there sufficient references? 5 1-5 Rate the currency of the references. 5 1-5 Rate the helpfulness of the index. 5 1-5 Rate the added value from the online version. 3 1-5 Is the online version easy to access? 3 1-5 Rate the ease of navigation/search. 3 1-5 Rate the pedagogic quality of images on the online version. N/A 1-5 Rate the value of added audiovisual features online. N/A 1-5 Is there sufficient use of hypertext links? 1 1-5 Are there hyperlinks from references to journal articles? 1 1-5 Is there appropriate use of features like bookmarking, printing/exporting? N/A 1-10 Is this a worthwhile contribution to the field? 8 1-10 If this is a 2nd or later edition, is this new edition needed? 10 ©2024 Doody Enterprises, Inc.