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Online Education for Release of Health Information in California
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The purpose of this educational module is to provide accurate and authoritative information on proper and adequate disclosure of health information. The California Health Information Association (CHIA) is not engaged in rendering legal services, and providing legal advice is beyond the scope and intent of the educational modules.
RELEASE OF PROTECTED INFORMATION IN CALIFORNIA TO GOVERNMENT AGENCIES
Health information must be disclosed to local, state, and federal government agencies if a specific law mandates the disclosure. This module will review those agencies to which the mandate applies and also the reporting requirements thereof.
It is highly recommended that for students to be successful they take the Release of Information: Introduction module prior to other modules.
STUDENT LEARNING OUTCOMES AND OBJECTIVES
Upon completion of the CHIA Release of Information: Government Agencies module, students will be able to understand the 'Release with and without authorization' for:
• Identify State and Federal Laws that apply to the disclosure of information to a governmental agency.
• Understand the inter-relationships of these laws.
• Make informed decisions and consult appropriate references regarding the disclosure of information to a governmental agency
MODULE OUTLINE
Mandatory vs. Permissive Disclosures
Disclosures for Licensing Purposes
California State Departments and Agencies
Department of Consumer Affairs
Department of Managed Health Care (DMHC)
Medical Board of California
Cal-OSHA
Department of Health Services - Medi-Cal
Department of Health Services - Ombudsman
Immunization Information
Elder and Domestic Violence Review Teams
Disclosures to Federal Agencies
Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS)
Quality Improvement Organization (QIO)
Office of Civil Rights (OCR)
Department of Justice
Public Health Reporting
Additional Reporting Requirements
INSTRUCTOR
Anita Buescher, RHIA, CHP, is currently the Corporate Privacy Officer for Sutter Health, a health care network of over 25 acute care facilities, associated medical foundations, home health agencies, and skilled nursing facilities. Her experience includes both individual site and regional management responsibilities for hospital HIM departments and system-wide HIM consulting activities. Anita is also a proud Past-President of the California Health Information Association and recipient of the CHIA Professional Achievement and Literary awards.
EQUIPMENT/MATERIALS NEEDED
None required to take this module.
BENEFITS
Receive valuable review information and continuing education units at a very affordable price with no travel time or expenses.
Complete the module in the comfort of your own home or office at your convenience, leaving and re-entering module course as you desire.
Obtain printed module material by printing documents from your printer.
Immediate access to the module by registering online and paying by credit card.
ACCESSING THE MODULE
As soon as the Online Registration form has been submitted to the CHIA Executive Office, you will be able to access the module immediately. A computer-generated 'User Welcome e-mail' is sent by the Webmaster to your e-mail address. This e-mail advises that you have 24-hours in which to respond. It is important that you immediately respond to that initial 'welcome' e-mail; follow the link in the e-mail, to establish your password within that 24-hour period of time. You will be asked to provide a question and answer, in case you need to reset the password; please note that information some place. The password is case-sensitive. 90 days have been allotted to complete the module allowing you sufficient time, at your convenience, to complete the module, take the exam and get your certificate.
During the 90 days allotted, you may exit, re-enter as wish. Remember to "Log Out'' each time leave the module (on the menu bar, left side of screen). To ''Log In'' again, visit the ''Log In" button on the blue tool bar under the picture graphic on the CHIA Home Page, http://www.CaliforniaHIA.org. You will be taken to the 'sign-in screen' where you will enter your User Name (your e-mail address) and your password (that you established). If you forgot your password or wish to change, you can click on ''Forget or want to change your ID/password?," enter your e-mail address, and click on 'continue;' an e-mail will be sent to you giving you a 'new' link to make
EXAM
Each exam is scored automatically online. The exam will be either multiple choice or true/false. Passing score is 70 for this module. To access the exam, at the end of the module, you'll see ''Click Here to take the exam." To take the exam, please do that. Additionally, sample self-assessment questions, entitled ''Check Your Knowledge'' have been provided throughout the module.
This module is designed so that you may leave and re-enter the module material as you desire. You have 90 days. However, once you take the final exam, you will no longer have access to this module.
EVALUATION
The student will be given an opportunity to comment on this module, if expectations for this module were met, and to comment on other educational modules they would like to see developed.
CEUs
The student, after successfully completing this module and passing the exam will be able to print out a Certification of Completion (CEU form). Two CEUs (HIM Domain: Privacy and Security) are offered for this module. Print and retain online the Certificate of Completion as evidence of completion.
REGISTER ONLINE
To register online for this ROI Government Agencies module Click Here or the “SIGN UP HERE!!” at the top of this screen. Complete the Online Registration form. Once the registration information has been received and processed by the CHIA Executive Office you will be notified via a 'User Welcome e-mail' from the Webmaster. We have a self-service system that will allow you immediate access at any time of day or night. You have 24-hours to complete the initial access.
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