Ethical Health Informatics, 3rd Edition

Acknowledgments

I want to especially thank Gilbert Lee Hoffer, my precious husband. We share the values of gratitude for the gifts of life, the importance of joy and celebration with family and friends, and most important, laughter and love.

Two courageous, compassionate, and intelligent teachers guided my learning about health information and ethics. Louise Huttsell taught me to be passionate about medical records, to always remember the sacredness of the information and to be competent when analyzing, presenting, or releasing health information. Jackie Glover taught me the importance of ethics in my personal and professional life. She is my friend and mentor.

I had the opportunity to work with excellent authors who had the courage to describe ...