HIPAA For Dentists – Patient Privacy in the Age of Artificial Intelligence, Cloud Storage, and Social Media

Credit Details
This electronically delivered self-instructional program is designated for 1 hour of CE credit by Farran Media. AGD Code: 550.

This course does not qualify for ADA CERP CE credit.

The fee to view this course is $36. This cost includes the fee to take the exam and claim your CE credits.

Synopsis:
This course will serve as an introduction into Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996, better known as HIPAA. The course will be structured around four components of HIPAA: (1) the Privacy Rule; (2) the Security Rule; (3) the Breach Notification Rule; and (4) Enforcement by the Office of Civil Rights. The course will discuss the identification of protected information, permitted uses and disclosures of patient information, patient rights, provider obligations, breach notification protocols and more. The course will provide tools to dental offices to recognize common privacy/security risks and resources to mitigate risk, especially around emerging technologies and trends, including cloud-based storage solutions, social media, and artificial intelligence.

Educational Objectives:
Upon completion of this course, you should be able to:

• Understand which entities and patient information are protected under HIPAA
• Understand how protected patient information may be used or disclosed, and who may access the information
• Implement administrative, physical and technical safeguards to protect patient information
• Understand how to respond, in the event of a privacy breach
• Recognize and address common privacy risks associated with dental practices

Description of Speaker:
Evan Sampson is Counsel with Post and Schell, P.C. in the firm’s Health Care Practice Group, where he advises dentists and dental organizations on a broad range of regulatory, transactional, and litigation matters. Mr. Sampson brings over a decade of experience in both in-house and outside counsel roles, counseling clients on complex regulatory frameworks, including the Stark Law, the Anti-Kickback Statute, the False Claims Act, corporate practice of dentistry rules, HIPAA privacy issues, Medicare and Medicaid compliance issues, overpayment resolutions, and voluntary self-disclosures under OIG and CMS protocols. In the transactional space, Mr. Sampson has provided diligence and structured agreements for mergers, acquisitions, private equity investments, and management service arrangements. Mr. Sampson's experience includes serving as the General Counsel to the largest dental support organization in New Jersey and a Senior Privacy/Compliance Officer for the largest municipal hospital system in the country. Mr. Sampson currently serves on the Board of Directors and as a Member of the Regulatory Committee of the Health Law Section of the New Jersey State Bar Association.

Disclosure:
For the last 12 months the speaker is or has been an employee of the following companies: Post and Shell P.C. and InfuCare Rx inc.

Legal Disclaimer:
The CE provider (Farran Media) uses reasonable care in selecting and providing content that is accurate. The CE provider, however, does not independently verify the content or materials. The CE provider does not represent that the instructional materials are error-free or that the content or materials are comprehensive. Any opinions expressed in the materials are those of the author of the materials and not the CE provider. Completing one or more continuing education courses does not provide sufficient information to qualify the participant as an expert in the field related to the course topic or in any specific technique or procedure. The instructional materials are intended to supplement, but are not a substitute for, the knowledge, expertise, skill and judgment of a trained health care professional.

Licensure:
Continuing education credits issued for completion of online CE courses may not apply toward license renewal in all licensing jurisdictions. It is the responsibility of each registrant to verify the CE requirements of his/her licensing or regulatory agency.

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Refund Policy
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CE Contact
For any questions, please contact Nareg Apelian, DMD, Director of Continuing Education at nareg@farranmedia.com