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| Course Overview: |
HIPAA administrative simplification became a reality in April of 2003. This online education course for healthcare professionals offers an overview of HIPAA and how you might see changes related to it in your facility.
This course is approved by ACPE for 1 PHARMACY LAW credit hour.
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| Learning Objectives: |
After completing this course the pharmacist will be able to:
- Describe what HIPAA is and what portion of the law was recently enacted.
- Identify who is obligated to maintain patient confidentiality.
- Identify what type of patient communication and information sharing requires compliance under HIPAA.
- Describe what PHI is and why it is important.
- Define 'Notice of Privacy Practices' and 'Minimum Necessary Standard.'
- Describe the penalties for non-compliance with HIPAA requirements.
After completing this course the pharmacy technician will be able to:
- Describe what HIPAA is and what portion of the law was recently enacted.
- Identify who is obligated to maintain patient confidentiality.
- Identify what type of patient communication and information sharing requires compliance under HIPAA.
- Describe what PHI is and why it is important.
- Define 'Notice of Privacy Practices' and 'Minimum Necessary Standard.'
- Describe the penalties for non-compliance with HIPAA requirements.
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| Target Audience: |
Pharmacists
Pharmacy Technicians |
| Faculty: |
Nadine Salmon, RN, BSN. Nadine is the Education Support Specialist for RN.com and has a background in L&D & postpartum nursing. She is also a Board Certified Lactation Consultant & has work experience in three countries. She is responsible for updating the course content to current standards.
Karen Siroky, RN, MSN for editing this update of the original material. Karen is the Director of Education for RN.com. Karen received her B.S.N. from the University of Arizona and her MSN from San Diego State University. Her nursing experience includes ICU, transplant coordination, recruitment, quality improvement, information and education. She has previously published articles on Quality Improvement and Cardiac Transplantation.
Amy Ginter, contributing author to Let’s Get Hip with HIPAA, a new course to address recent changes in the HIPAA law. Her varied career includes financial controller, mortgage lending, hospital services vendor and communication skills training in the healthcare field. With a degree in finance from the University of California at Berkeley, she writes frequently for a variety of healthcare web sites on an assortment of healthcare topics, especially related to breast cancer. Amy has been a consultant in several fields, including healthcare, finance, sales, customer service and training. |
| Faculty Disclosure: |
RxSchool has a Full and Fair disclosure policy that requires course faculty to communicate any real or apparent commercial affiliations related to the content of their presentations/materials. There is no commercial support being used for this course. Participants are advised that the accredited status of RxSchool does not imply endorsement by the provider or ACPE of any products/therapeutics mentioned in this course. The information in the course is for educational purposes only.
The authors have nothing to disclose. |
| Release date: |
| August 2, 2009 |
| Expiration Date: |
| August 2, 2012 |
| Fee: |
| $15.00 |
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This activity has been designated as Knowledge-Based
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Technologies Used
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 Adobe Acrobat Reader
 Monograph
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Price: $15.00
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ACPE - Pharmacists Accreditation
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RxSchool is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education as a provider of continuing pharmacy education.
This home study web activity has been assigned a maximum of 1 credit hours and the ACPE UPN: 0372-0000-10-015-H03-P.
Expiration Date: 08/02/2012
Release Date: 06/03/2010
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To receive educational credit, participants must complete an online evaluation form and pass the online assessment with a score of 70% or better. If you do not receive a minimum score of 70% or better, you are permitted 2 retake(s). After passing the assessment, you can view, print and track your statements of credit online.
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ACPE - Technicians Accreditation
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RxSchool is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education as a provider of continuing pharmacy education.
This home study web activity has been assigned a maximum of 1 credit hours and the ACPE UPN: 0372-0000-10-015-H03-T.
Expiration Date: 08/02/2012
Release Date: 06/02/2010
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To receive educational credit, participants must complete an online evaluation form and pass the online assessment with a score of 70% or better. If you do not receive a minimum score of 70% or better, you are permitted 2 retake(s). After passing the assessment, you can view, print and track your statements of credit online.
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The material presented here does not reflect the views of Pharmacy Choice, Inc., RxSchool, or the companies providing educational content. These materials may discuss uses and dosages for therapeutic products, processes, procedures and inferred diagnoses that have not been approved by the United States Food and Drug Administration. A qualified health care professional should be consulted before using any therapeutic product discussed. All readers and continuing education participants should verify all information and data before treating patients or employing any therapies described in this continuing education activity.
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