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HIPAA Privacy Awareness for Faculty, Students, Health Professionals and Trainees (Formerly RPF Module 8)
Overview
Introduction
Section A: An Overview of HIPAA
Section B: UPMC HIPAA Policies Overview
Section C: Protecting Privacy
Section D: Computer Users Security Requirements
Appendix: UPMC Systemwide Policies
Quiz
Evaluation
CERTIFICATE

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Overview

CME Credit Hours: 1.5
Educational Objectives:

Upon completion of this course, participants should be able to:

  • Describe patient privacy as it relates to HIPAA
  • Summarize HIPAA Privacy Policies and Physician Division policies/procedure regarding HIPAA compliance and protection of patient privacy
  • Develop strategies to protect privacy
  • Analyze the effect of HIPAA requirements on physicians and their clinical responsibilities

Authors:

The University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to provide continuing medical education for physicians.

The University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine designates this educational activity for a maximum of 1.5 AMA PRA Category 1 CreditsTM. Each physician should only claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

Other health care professionals are awarded ( 0.15 ) continuing education units (CEU) which are equivalent to 1.5 contact hours.

Presenters for this program have been requested to identify financial or other relationships with manufacturer(s) of any commercial product(s) or with provider(s) of any commercial service(s) which, in the context of their topics, could be perceived as real or apparent conflicts of interest.

The University of Pittsburgh is an affirmative action, equal opportunity institution.