Defining the “Legal Electronic Record: Much Ado About Nothing”
Audioconference & Webinar

Upcoming Distance Learning Opportunity from MHA

Program Overview

With growing emphasis on the adoption of electronic health records (EHR) throughout the HIM community, now might be the time to stop and think whether we are letting the available technology move us beyond the point where the law recognizes and protects our activities. This session will highlight some of the practical and legal issues, problems, and potential solutions created as we use our grandchildren’s technology with our grandparents’ legal system.

Workshop Objectives

Upon completion of this program participants will be able to:

• Define legal health record, electronic health record, designated records set, discoverable.
• Define legal EHR.
• Identify data/document types .
• Be able to select and maintain EHR system.

See brochure (pdf) for specific session details.

Target Audience

CEO, COO, CNO, JC Coordinators, HIM, Medical Records, Business Office, Medical Directors, Nurse Leaders, Compliance, Risk Managers, Legal Counsel

FACULTY

Barry Herrin is a partner with the law firm, Smith Moore, LLP. His practice is devoted primarily to health care and hospital law and policy, privacy law, and representation of tax-exempt organizations.

Mr. Herrin has given numerous presentations on medical records confidentiality matters and counsels clients regularly on HIPAA compliance. Also, he has authored many publications and edits the law firm’s e-newsletter, Legal HIMformation.

In 1990, he received his JD from Georgia State University in Atlanta.

The views expressed by the speaker do not necessarily reflect the policies or opinions of MHA.