HIPAA: Emails & Texts to Patients

Wed, July 26, 2017

SUMMARY:

Learn how to stay HIPAA compliant in the digital era.  Examine the rights of individuals to communicate in the manner they desire, and the rights of the medical practice to determine acceptable communication policies within their practice.  Review best practices to minimize electronic communication risks and maximize compliance. 

OBJECTIVES:

After successfully completing this continuing medical education activity, participants should be able to:

  • Define patients' rights to preferred communication and access to information        
  • Examine the HIPAA requirements to protect PHI 
  • Explain risks associated with electronic communications 
  • Designate existing policies that need to be revised and new policies that need to be implemented
  • Identify need for information security management process
  • List the resources available to assist with future questions

TARGET AUDIENCE:

Physicians & Practice Managers/Executives

PROVIDER:

This activity is jointly provided by Imedex®, LLC and MedMal Direct Insurance Company.

        

Continuing Education

This activity has been planned and implemented in accordance with the Essential Areas and policies of the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) through the joint providership of Imedex and MedMalDirect. Imedex is accredited by the ACCME to provide continuing medical education for physicians.

Imedex®, LLC designates this live activity for a maximum of 1.0 AMA PRA Category 1 CreditsTM. Physicians should claim only credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

PHYSICIAN ASSISTANTS

AAPA accepts certificates of participation for educational activities certified for AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™ from organizations accredited by ACCME or a recognized state medical society. Physician assistants may receive a maximum of 1.0 hour of Category 1 credit for completing this program.

In order to receive credit, participants must successfully complete the post-test and complete the online evaluation form. You will receive an online CME statement of credit to print for your records.

Disclosure of Financial Relationships

As a provider accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME), Imedex, LLC must ensure balance, objectivity, independence, and scientific rigor in its educational activities. Faculty are instructed to provide a balanced view of therapeutic options, clinically relevant and evidence-based recommendations, and avoid bias towards any specific commercial product and/or service.

Faculty Disclosures

All faculty participating in an Imedex activity are required to disclose relevant financial relationships that may be considered to be related to the subject matter of the educational activity. Disclosure of these commitments and/or relationships is included in these course materials so that participants in the activity may formulate their own judgments in interpreting its content and evaluating its recommendations.

The following indicates the faculty disclosure declaration information and the nature of those commercial relationships.

1=grant/research support 2=consultant 3=speaker’s bureau 4=stock shareholder 5=other support

Course Directors

Kristy Kramp, J.D., LHRM  
Vice President of Risk Management 
MedMal Direct Insurance Company

All materials are included with the permission of the authors.

Imedex Disclosures

All Imedex staff members who are in a position to control content of this activity have no financial relationships with any commercial interests, except for the following individuals:

Chris Bolwell owns shares of stock of GlaxoSmithKline.

The opinions expressed in this webcast/webinar are the opinions of the presenters and do not necessarily reflect the opinions of Imedex.

MedMal Direct Disclosures

All MedMal Direct planners who are in a position to control content of this activity have no financial relationships with any commercial interests.