It has been said that to be an effective medical professional in today's medical environment, healthcare workers must have legal knowledge of the most applicable healthcare laws and rules. This is not surprising, as the United States is a nation of laws. Some of the types of rules that health information professionals might encounter are statutes, administrative laws, or regulations. With every stroke of a key or a note with a pen, there are compliance requirements from both federal and state governments.

Analyze these types of rules as they apply to the protection of health information.

Include the following aspects in the discussion:

Explain the differences between statutes, administrative rules, and regulations.

Who creates each?
- Research one of these rules and share an example and brief explanation of the rule.
- Discuss the difference between the statute and the administrative rule and if an administrative rule can be created from a statute.
- Respond to your peers' posts.
- Cite any references. Use proper grammar, sentence structure, and spelling at all times.