Overview

This course was developed to enable physicians to meet the privacy standards of the Health Insurance Portability and Acccountability Act (HIPAA).

Objectives

Upon completion of this course, a physician should be able to:

1. Understand why the privacy regulations were developed.
2. Know the impact of the privacy regulations on a health care practice.
3. Identify the necessary actions various health care providers must take to ensure compliance with the HIPAA privacy regulations within the scope of their professional responsibilities.

Target Audience

This course is designed for all physicians, since it affects all who examine and treat patients.

Methodology

This is a self-study course consisting of text and CME test.  Physicians should read the course content, answer the test questions and submit the answers for scoring.  Those who complete the course with a score of 80 percent or higher will earn a maximum of 3 AMA PRA Category 1 creditsTM.

Faculty/Author

This course was developed by Rosemary Gafner, Ed.D.  Dr. Gafner’s CV is available on request or online at https://www.medrisk.com/Medrisk/Faculty/CV/default.aspx.

CME Information

Medical Risk Management, Inc. is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to provide continuing education for physicians.  Medical Risk Management, Inc.designates this continuing medical education activity for a maximum of 2 AMA PRA Category 1 creditsTM.  Physicians should only claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

This activity is valid for release May 1, 2006 and expires on April 30, 2009.

This activity was developed solely by Medical Risk Management, Inc. without any outside commercial support.