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General Hospital has determined that within three years, the paper based health record it currently uses will be replaced with an electronic health record. General Hospital prefers to have a vendor install a computer system that allows for some tailoring to its institutional needs. You are a member of a committee that will evaluate and select the computer system. What legal issues should you raise to the committee and hospital about possible barriers and problems to implementing an electronic health record? Assuming those barriers and problems are resolved, what legal issues should you address with the committee and hospital in the evaluation and selection process?

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Explanation:

Note, one of the possible barriers and problems to implementing an electronic health record is the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPPA). This should be a serious factor to consider since the HIPPA act has rules already in place on how healthcare providers should manage the medical information of their patients. So General Hospital would need to ensure that the vendor chosen would result in a  violation of the HIPPA act.

Also, legal consideration should be given as to how the patient data would be managed and protected in other to fully comply with HIPPA policies.

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