Subject Guides: Health Information Management: Legal Resources &amp; Ethics

Health Information Management: Legal Resources & Ethics

This guide will help you find and use library resources for Health Information Management.

Healthcare Legal Resources Tutorial
This interactive tutorial will help you learn how search the databases for articles related to legal and ethical issues.

Example Search Terms

These terms could be combined with healthcare or health information terms to focus on legal or ethical issues:

Contact the Legal Studies Librarian, Sheila Garcia, for help with in-depth searching of legal databases.

Health Care Decision Making (American Bar Association) The American Bar Association's Commission on Law and Aging website has a number of resources relevant to health care practitioners and consumers.
Health Care Decision Making For a Resident In a Nursing Home Policy Statement of the Michigan State Long Term Care Ombudsman Program. While this document specifically pertains to long term care, it is applicable to other forms of care.
Michigan Laws Related to Right of a Minor to Obtain Health Care without Consent or Knowledge of Parents Summarizes the rights of minors to consent to various types of health care without the consent or knowledge of their parents. Also covers whether the law permits information concerning the minor’s health care to be shared with the parent.
Michigan Legal Research (U of M Law Library)
Planning for Your Peace of Mind: A Guide to Medical and Legal Decisions Prepared by the Michigan Legislature, this "fill in the blanks" document provides answers to frequently asked questions, general information and forms on Michigan's Statutory Will, Patient Advocate law and organ donation.
State-Specific Advance Directive Forms

The Essential Law Dictionary The Essential Law Dictionary is an essential up-to-date legal reference, containing over 3,000 entries explaining legal language that can often be hard to understand, even for lawyers. This book focuses on defining the terms that people today are most likely to encounter when dealing with the law. The definitions are clear, concise, and easy-to-understand. Whether you are a lawyer, a law student, or a layperson, this handy reference will help you understand the precise meaning of any legal term.
Call Number: E-book

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Covers state and federal case law and statutes and regulations, the Code of Federal Regulations. Federal Register, American Jurisprudence 2nd, American Law Reports and law reviews.

Subjects: Allied Health Sciences