A Delicate Balance: Behavioral Health, Patient Privacy, and the Need to Know
Total CE Credit Hours: 1 Course Info URL: https://www.ce-credit.com/courses/102178
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Finding the correct balance regarding patient safety, quality of health care, and privacy of health care information is a major challenge for health care practioners and institutions. While knowing about a patient’s history of mental illness and/or substance use is vital to proper care, disclosing such information carries significant risks. This course explores federal and state laws governing health information privacy as related to treatment for mental illness and substance use disorders, focusing on privacy and information-sharing in the context of treatment. Recommendations are provided for reducing the risks of potential misuse of information and inappropriate disclosure, while simultaneously promoting patient safety and the quality of health care.
This course is recommended for health care professionals, especially psychologists, counselors, social workers, and nurses who seek knowledge about health care quality, behavioral health policy, patient safety, and health information privacy. It is appropriate for all levels of participants' knowledge.
Course Objectives:
After taking this course, you should be able to:
Discuss the social and legal traditions of protecting health information.
Define and discuss HIPAA, FERPA, and the Privacy Rule as applicable to mental health professionals.
Discuss recommendations for mental health providers regarding the manual or electronic sharing of personal information related to treatment for mental illness and/or substance use disorders.
Availability
This course is available starting Feb 23rd, 2016 and expires Mar 30th, 2020
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Planners and Reviewers
The planners of this activity have reported that they have no relevant financial relationships.
Material Authors
Course Creator
Ryan Gibson, CADC #123456 – There are no known relevant financial relationships to disclose.
Commercial support
There is no commercial support for this distance-learning course.
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