Preparing Staff for HIPAA: A Day in the Life

Release date: March 8, 2006
Expiration date: March 8, 2009

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LEARNING OBJECTIVES

The goal of this continuing education program is to help you:

  • Explain what HIPAA is and the effect that HIPAA will have on your pharmacy practice.
  • Explain what Protected Healthcare Information is and how it must be treated.
  • Understand the patient's rights under HIPAA.
  • Understand what a Notice of Privacy Practice is and how it is to be used within your pharmacy operation.
  • Understand how to interact with the patient's family, friends and caregivers under HIPAA.
  • Understand how to comply with the HIPAA Privacy Rule and build safeguards into your pharmacy operations.

ACCREDITATION

The National Community Pharmacists Association (NCPA) is approved by the American Council on Pharmaceutical Education as a provider of continuing pharmaceutical education. NCPA has assigned 1 contact hours (0.1 CEU) of continuing education credit to this monograph. Eligibility to receive continuing education credit for this activity expires three years from publication date. Universal Program Number: 207-000-06-080-H03

TARGET AUDIENCE

The target audience for this one hour continuing education program is pharmacists and pharmacy technicians.

ABOUT THE AUTHORS

B. Douglas Hoey, R.Ph., M.B.A. is the project director for the NCPA HIPAA Compliance Handbook for Community Pharmacy and the NCPA HIPAA Compliance Handbook for Community Pharmacy Workbook Supplement.

Walter Fitzgerald Jr., R.Ph., J.D. is the author of the NCPA HIPAA Compliance Handbook for Community Pharmacy and the NCPA HIPAA Compliance Handbook for Community Pharmacy Workbook Supplement.

COPYRIGHT

Copyright© 2003 by the National Community Pharmacists Association (NCPA). All rights reserved. The educational program, "Preparing staff for HIPAA: A Day in the Life..." is a learning tool developed for community pharmacists and their staff. No part of this program may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording, or otherwise, without the prior written consent of the National Community Pharmacists Association.

LEGAL DISCLAIMER

The content contained in this activity is not intended to be, and is not to be construed as the provision of legal advice or counsel. Any questions and needs for legal advice or counsel related to implementing and complying with the HIPAA Standards should be addressed to existing counsel to the pharmacy.

No warranties of any kind or nature whatsoever, express or implied, including the implied warranty of merchantability and the implied warranty of fitness for a particular purpose, are provided. The liability of NCPA, the author, and project director and any other party associated with the writing, publishing, or distribution of this activity is limited solely and exclusively to the purchase price actually paid for the activity. Any requests for a refund must be received by NCPA within thirty (30) days of the date of purchase and must be in writing.

INSTRUCTIONS:
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    When presented with the billing screen, rather than entering credit card information, the user must click the Group Code/Special Events option and enter the Group Code.

  

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