Privacy Rights, eMedical Records and RFID Chips - An Issues Update (NL0409)

Course Format

This course is online. All course material is available online and is accessible immediately after purchase from your account homepage. Certificate of Completion is available immediately upon passing the exam.

Course Overview

Outline:

Article #1:	Privacy Today: A Review of Current Issues
Article #2:	Medical Privacy: FAQs
Article #3:	How Private Is My Medical Information?
Article #4:	Answers to Frequently Asked Questions about Government Access to Personal Medical Information
Article #5:	Answers to Frequently Asked Questions about Access to Patient Information by Family, Friends, and Others
Article #6:	The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) of 2009
Article #7:	HIPAA Basics
Article #8:	A Delicate Balance – Behavioral Health and Privacy
Article #9:	A Policy Statement
Article #10:	Your Privacy is at Stake

Course Objectives

1. Discuss and summarize key privacy issues affecting consumers today and tomorrow


2. Explain consumer rights, responsibilities and limitations in relation to personal medical information


3. Explain the challenge of maintaining the right balance among health care quality, patient safety, and health information privacy as it relates to the use/disclosure of information about mental illness and substance use disorders


4. Describe the technology of RFIC chips and its uses, define the risks, and discuss potential public policy approaches to mitigate its potential problems