Online Companion: Fundamentals of Nursing Standards and Practice 2E

Web Links

The Institute for Health Care Research and Policy at Georgetown University
http://www.healthprivacy.org/resources/statereports/contents.html
This site summarizes patient access rights, limitations, and provides links to the actual laws/regulations

Department of Health and Human Services
http://aspe.os.dhhs.gov/admnsimp/
The federal government has developed proposed national medical privacy and access regulations for information that is electronically transmitted or maintained.

American Health Information Managers Association
http://www.ahima.org
This organization is committed to quality health care through quality information.