Pharmacist Compliance Written 2h

Protecting patients’ privacy in the health care arena is an important responsibility for pharmacists, student pharmacists, and pharmacy technicians. It is important to be familiar with your employer’s or experiential sites policies relating to the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA). This course provides an overview of HIPAA’s major components related to patient privacy and tips for complying with its provisions. 

Learning Objectives

Upon successful completion of this course, learners should be able to:
1. Explain the purpose of the HIPAA law.
2. List what constitutes protected health information (PHI)s.
3. Describe the HIPAA “minimum necessary” requirement.
4. Discuss what patient information is considered appropriate to communicate via electronic messaging.
5. Apply lessons learned and pharmacy policies to case scenarios.
6. Discuss how the HIPAA Privacy Rule and the HIPAA Security Rule differ in scope, and what pharmacy practitioners need to know.
7. Describe electronic protected health information (ePHI) examples and understand how pharmacies may receive, create and store ePHI.
8. Evaluate the Security Rule and the administrative, physical, and technical safeguards required by the Rule to ensure the confidentiality, integrity, and security of ePHI.
9. Demonstrate how to conduct a risk analysis using Health & Human Services (HHS) guidance.

Faculty

Marsha Millonig, BPharm, MBA

President and CEO
Catalyst Enterprises, LLC

Disclosures:

Marsha Millonig has no relevant financial relationships with ineligible companies to disclose.

Victor Vercammen, PharmD, RPh

Sr. Director of Pharmacy Quality, Compliance & Education
Giant Eagle

Disclosures:

Victor Vercammen has no relevant financial relationships with ineligible companies to disclose.

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