Policy, Legal and Ethics in Health Information Management

At the end of the course, the students should be able to: 1. comprehend and discuss organisation context within health information managers’ practice; 2. describe information as a public/private good, intellectual property; 3. explain privacy, confidentiality, information liability, and freedom of information act, access to information; 4. have in-depth knowledge of elementary labor laws, rules and regulations on organisational staff matters; 5. discuss extensively public health law in Nigeria as well as Nigerian law system and structure; 6. comprehend concepts of ethics, law, values, morals, rules and regulations. sources of ethics, law, and morals; 7. explain confidentiality and security of health information; 8. describe principles and code of ethics for health information management practitioners; 9. identify health records requirements and entries. procedures for reporting and release of health information; and 10. explain the concept of consent for procedures in medicine.

Select concepts, processes, and issue related to the organisation contexts within which health information managers’ practice. Topics include information as public/ private good, intellectual property, privacy, confidentiality, information liability, and freedom of information act, access to information, elementary labour laws, rules and regulations on organisational staff matter, and public health laws in Nigeria. Information policy, copyright, and ethical issues. Concepts of Ethics, law, values, morals, rules and regulations. Sources of Ethics, Law, and Morals and many others. Concepts of Privacy, Confidentiality and Security of Health Information. Principles and code of ethics for Health Information Management practitioners. The Nigerian Law System and Structure. Health Records requirements and entries. Procedures for reporting and release of Health Information. Concept of consent for procedures in Medicine.