CME Credit Hours: 2.0

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

• Describe information security as it relates to HIPAA
• Summarize UPMC¿s HIPAA Security Policies and Physician Division policies/procedures 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

Angel Hoffman - Director, UPMC HIPAA Program Office
No relationships with industry relevant to the content of this educational activity have been disclosed.

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 2.0 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits^TM. Each physician should only claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

Other health care professionals are awarded ( 0.2 ) continuing education units (CEU) which are equivalent to 2.0 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.